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CARLETON'S HOUSEHOLD LIBRARY. 

ft The value of a thought cannot be told." 

MANY THOUGHTS 

OF 

MANY MINDS. 

BEING 

POPULAR QUOTATIONS 

SELECTED FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE MOST CELEBRATED AUTHORS. 

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CONTENTS 



PART J. 

PAOl 

POPULAE ENGLISH QUOTATIONS, . . 5 



part n. 

ANALYTICAL INDEX, 215 

part in. 

QUOTATIONS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, . 309 

PART IV. 
CONDENSED CLASSICAL DICTIONARY, . 341 



CAKLETON'S HAND-BOOK 

Off 

POPULAR 

ENGLISH QUOTATIONS. 



A. 

Abandon.— Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. — Dante, Inferno. 

Abide. — Abide with me ; fast falls the eventide ; 
The darkness deepens, Lord, with me abide ! 
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 
Help of the helpless, O abide with me ! — II. F. L.YTE. 

— Abide with me from morn till eve, 
For without Thee I cannot live ; 
Abide with me when night is nigh, 
For without Thee I dare not die. — Keble, Evening. 

Absence Absence makes the heart grow fonder ; 

Isle of Beauty, fare thee well ! — T. H. Bayley, Isle of Beauty. 

Abstracts. — They are the abstracts and brief chronicles of the time. 
—Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Abundance. — For out of the abundance of the heart the month 
speaketh. — Matthew, chap, xii., 31 

Accident. — The accident of an accident. — Lord Thurlow, Beply U 
the Duke of Grafton. 

Account — A beggarly account of empty boxes. — Shakespere, Bo- 
rneo and Juliet. 
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Acquaintance. — Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 
And never brought to min' ? 
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, 
And days o' lang syne ? 

Burns, Auld Lang Syne. 

Action. — Action is transitory — a step, a blow, 
The motion of a muscle — this way or that. 

Wordsworth, The Borderer*. 

— Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this 
special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature. — 
Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— When our souls shall leave this dwelling, the glory of one fail 
and virtuous ACTION is above all the scutcheons on our tomb, or 
silken banners over us. — J. Shirley, 1C66. 

Actions. — Actions of the last age are like almanacs of the last year 
— Denham, The Sophy. 



Only the Actions of the just 
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. 



Shirley, 1666. 



Actor. — As in a theatre, the eyes of men, 

After a well- graced Actor leaves the stage, 

Are idly bent on him that enters next, 

Thinking his prattle to be tedious. — Shakespere, Richard II. 

Acts. — That best portion of a good man's life, 
His little, nameless, unremembered acts 
Of kindness and of love. — Wordsworth, Tinier 'n 



A dam. — Adam, the goodliest man of men since born 
His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Addle Parliament. — A name given to the English Parliament which 
assembled at London, April 5, 1614, and was dissolved on the 6th 
of the following June. It was so called because it remonstrated 
with the king on his levying " benevolences," and passed no Acts. 

Admirable Doctor. — [Lat. Doctor Mirabilis. ] A title bestowed upon 
Roger Bacon (1214-1292), an English monk, who, by the power of 
his genius and the extent of his learning, raised himself above his 
time, made many astonishing discoveries in science, and contributed 
much to the extension of real knowledge. 

Admire. — Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel; 
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle. 

Lyttelton, Soliloquy on a Beauty. 

Adorn. — A Poet, Naturalist, and Historian, 

Who left scarcely any style of writing untouched, 
And touched nothing that he did not adorn. 

Dr. Johnson, On Goldsmith, 



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Adullamites. — Politicians who combine to desert their Party at ft, crisis. 
This nickname originated in the discussions on a Reform Bill in- 
troduced by Earl Russell's Government in 1866, when Mr. Bright 
referred to the powerful opposition among the supporters of the 
Government as a " cave of Adullam," into which went "everyone 
that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone 
that was discontented," gathering themselves under the leadership 
of two of the ablest spirits in their party. This opposition from 
their "candid friends" wrecked the Government, which imme- 
diately resigned. The reference is to 1 Samuel xxii., 2. 

Adversity.— If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength ia 
small. — Proverbs, xxiv. 10. 

— In the adversity of our best friends we often find something 
which does not displease us.- — Rochefoucauld, Maxim 245. 

— In all cases of heart-ache, the application of another man's dis- 
appointment draws out the pain and allays the irritation.— 
Lytton's Lady of Lyons. 

— Sweet ate the uses of adversity, 
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, 
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head ; 
And this our life, exempt from public haunt, 
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, 
Sermons in stones, and good in everything. 

Shakespere, As Ton Like It. 

Advice Advice is often seen, 

By blunting us, to make our wits more keen. 

Ibid., Lover's Complaint. 

Affections. — Alas ! our young affections run to waste, 
Or water but the desert. —Byron, Childe Harold. 

Affliction — Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue ; 
Where patience, honour, sweet humanity, 
Calm fortitude, take root, and strongly flourish. 

Mallet and Thomson. 

— Affliction's sons are brothers in distress ; 
A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss ! 

Burns, A Winter's Night* 

Ag«. — Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale 

Her infinite variety. — Shakespere, An t. and Cleo. 

— But an old age serene and bright, 
And lovely as a Lapland night, 

Shall lead thee to thy grave. — Wordsworth. 

— Crabbed age and youth 

Cannot live together.— Shakespere, Passionate Pilgrim. 



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Age.— Good old age. — Genesis, xv. 15. 

— His hair just grizzled 

As in a green old age. — Dryden, CSdipu9. 

- Me, let the tender office long engage 
To rock the cradle of reposing age, 
With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, 
Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death ; 
Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, 
And keep awhile one parent from the sky. — Pope. To Arbuthnot 

Ages. — Alike all ages : dames of ancient days 

Have led their children through the mirthful maze ; 
And the gay grandsire, sMll'd in gestic lore, 
Has frisk'd beneath the burden of threescore. 

Goldsmith, Traveller. 

— Yet I doubt not through the AGES one increasing purpose runs, 
And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the 

suns. Tennyson, Locksley Hall. 

Agree. — Where they do ageee on the stage, their unanimity ii 
wonderful. — Sheridan, The Critic. 



Aim. — Let all the ends thou aim' ST at be thy country's. 
Thy God's, and truth's. — Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

Aisle. — Where, through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, 
The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. — Gray, Elegy. 

Ale. — A quart of ale is a dish for a king. 

Shakespere, Winter's Tale. 

Allegory. — As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile. 
(Mrs. Malaprop.) — Sheridan, T lie Rivals. 

Alliteration. — Apt alliteration's artful aid. 

Churchill, Prophecy of Famine. 

AU-the-Talents Administration — An administration formed by 
Lord Grenville on the death of Mr. Pitt (June 23, 1806). The 
friends of this ministry gave it the appellation of " All the Talents," 
which, being echoed in derision by the opposition, became fixed 
upon it ever after. The death of Mr. Fox, one of the members, 
Sept. 13, 1806, led to various changes, and this ministry was 
finally dissolved in March, 1807. 

Almighty Dollar. — A personification of the supposed object of Ameri- 
can idolatry, intended as a satire upon the prevailng passion for 
gain. The expression originated with Washington Irving : — " The 
Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion 
throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in thes« 
peculiar villages." — The Creole Village. 

Alone. — Alone, alone, all, all alone, 

Alone on a wide, wide sea. — Coleridge, Ancient Marintr. 



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Alone. — Alone ! — that worn-out word, 

So idly spoken, and so coldly heard ; 
Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known, 
Of hope3 laid waste, knells in that word — Alone ! 

Lytton, The New Timon. 

— They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. 
—Sir Philip Sidney, Arcadia. 

— - Why should we faint and fear to live alone, 

Since all alone, so Heaven has willed, we die, 
Nor even the tenderest heart, and next our own, 
Knows half the reasons why we smile and sigh. 

Keble, Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. 

Ambassador. — An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad 
for the commonwealth. — Sir H. Wotton. 

Ambition — Ambition hath one heel nail'd in hell, 

Though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens. — Lilly. 

— Ambition is the mind's immodesty. — Davenant. 

— Ambition, like a torrent, ne'er looks back — 
And is a swelling and the last affection 

A high mind can put off ; being both a rebel 

Unto the soul and reason, and enf orceth 

All laws, all conscience, treads upon religion, 

And offereth violence to nature's self. — Ben JONSON. 

— Banish the canker of ambitious thoughts. 

Shakespere, Henry VL 

— I charge thee, fling away ambition : 

By that sin fell the angels. — Ibid., Henry VIII. 

— I have no spur 

To prick the sides of my intent ; but only 
Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, 
And falls on the other side. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

— Lowliness is young ambition's ladder, 
Whereto the climber-upward turns his face ; 
But when he once obtains the upmost round, 
He then unto the ladder turns Ms back, 
Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees 
By which he did ascend. — Ibid., Jidivs C&sar. 

— When that the poor have cried, Cassar hath wept : 
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. — Ibid. 

men. — I had most need of blessing, and ' ' amen " 
Stuck in my throat. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Angel. — The accusing spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with 
the oath , blushed as he gave it in ; and the recording ANGEL, as he 
wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out foi 
ever. —Sterne, Tristram Shandy. 



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Angels — But, sad as angels for the good man's sin, 
Weep to record, and blush to give it in. 

Campbell, Pleasures of Hope 

— Angels and ministers of grace, defend us ! 

Shakespehe, Hamlet. 
-- Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell. 

Ibid., Macbeth. 

— Thy purpose firm is equal to the deed : 
Who does the best his circumstance allows, 
Does well, acts nobly ; angels could no more. 

-** Young, Night Thoughts. 

Angel- Visits. — Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, 
But leave — oh ! leave the light of Hope behind ! 
What though my winged hours of bliss have beep, 
Like angel-visits, few and far between. 

Campbell, Pleasures of Hope. 

Angels' Visits — How fading are the joys we dote upon 1 
Like apparitions seen and gone ; 
But those which soonest take their flight 
Are the most exquisite and strong ; 
Like angels' visits, short and bright, 
Mortality's too weak to bear them long. 

John Morris, 1711, The Parting, 

— The good he scorn'd 
Stalked off reluctant, like an ill-us'd ghost, 
Not to return ; or, if it did, in visits 

Like those of angels, short and far between. 

Blair, The Grave. 

Anger. — Anger is like a full hot horse ; who, being allowed his way, 
self -mettle tires him. — Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

— Anger is the most impotent passion that accompanies the mind 
of man ; it effects nothing it goes about ; and hurts the man who 
is possessed by it more than any other against whom it is directed. 
— Clarendon. 

— He carries anger as the flint bears fire ; 
Which, much enforced, shows a hasty spark, 

And straight is cold again. — Shakespere, jiilius Cassar. 

— Men in rage strike those that wish them best. — Ibid., Othello. 
Angle. — I am, sir, a brother of the angle.— Walton, Angler. 

Angling. — All that are lovers of virtue, ... be quiet, and g« 
a-ANGLlNG. —Ibid. 

— Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so.-- 
Ibid. 



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Angling.— We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, 
"Doubtless God could bave made a better berry, but doubtless 
God never did:" and so, if I might be judge, God never did make 
a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. — Ibid. 

Annals. — If you bave writ your annals true, 'tis there, 
That, like an eagle in a dove-cote, I 
Flutter' d your Volscians in Corioli : 
Alone I did it. — Boy ! — Shakespere, Coriolanus. 

— Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile 

The short and simple annals of the poor.— Gray, Elegy. 

Annie Annie of Tharaw, my light and my sun, 

The threads of our two lives are woven in one. 

Longfellow, Annie of Tharavs. 

Another, yet the same. — Pope, Bunciad, book iii. Tickell, From 
a Lady in England. Johnson, Life of Bryden. Darwin, 
Botanic Garden, pt. i. canto 4, line 380. Wordsworth, The 
Excursion, book ix. Scott, The Abbot, ch. 1. 

Apoplexy — A slight touch of apoplexy may be called a retaining 
fee on the part of death. — Menage. 

(Apothecary. — I do remember an Apothecary, 

And hereabouts he dwells. — Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

Applaud. — I would applaud thee to the very echo, 
That should applaud again. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Apples. — There's small choice in rotten apples. 

Ibid. , Taming of the Shrew. 

— While tumbling down the turbid stream, 

Lord love ns, how we apples swim ! — D. Mallett, Tyburn. 

Arable. — Sabean odours from the spicy shore 

Of Arable the blest. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 
Arch. — Triumphal ARCH that fill'st the sky, 
When storms prepare to part ; 
I ask not proud Philosophy 
To teach me what thou art. 

Thomas Campbell, To the Rainbow. 
Arguing. — In arguing, too, the parson own'd his skill, 
For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still ; 
While words of learned length and thund'ring sound 
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around ; 
And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew 
That one small head should carry all he knew. 

Goldsmith, Beserted ViUage. 
Argument. — A knock-dowjj argument 'tis but a word and a blow. 

Dryden, Amphitryon. 

— It would be argument for a week, laughter for a month, and I 
good jest for ever.- -Shakespere, Henry IV. 



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Arm-chair.— I love it — I love it, and who shall dare 

To chide me for loving that old arm-chair ! 

Eliza Cook, The Old Arm- Chain 
A-roving — So we'll go no more a -roving 

So late into the night. — Byron, So we'll go. 

Art. — Art may err, but Nature cannot miss. 

Dryden, The Cock and i^lxa 

— Art is long, and time is fleeting, 

And our hearts though stout and brave, 
Still, like muffled drums, are beating 
Funeral marches to the grave. 

Longfellow, A Psalm of Life. 

Artful Dodger. — A sobriquet of one of the characters in Dickens 1 ! 
" Oliver Twist." He is a young thief, and an adept in villainy. 

Ashes. — Ashes to ashes. — Common Prayer. 

— Ashes to ashes, dust to dust; 

He is gone who seem'd so great. — 

G-one ; but nothing can bereave him 

Of the force he made his own, 

Being here, and we believe him 

Something far advanced in State, 

And that he wears a truer crown 

Than any wreath that man can weave him. 

Speak no more of his renown, 

Lay your earthly fancies down, 

And in the vast cathedral leave him, 

God accept him, Christ receive him. 

Tennyson, Ode on the Duke of Wellington. 

Asmodeus. — [Heb. Ashmedai, the destroyer.] In the Jewish demon- 
ology, an evil spirit, the demon of vanity, or dress, called in the 
Talmud "king of the devils," whence some assume him to be 
identical with Beelzebub, and others with- Azrael. In modern 
times, he has been jocularly spoken of as the destroying demon 
of matrimonial happiness. 

— Could the reader take an Asmodeus' flight, and, waving open 
all roofs and privacies, look down from the roof of Notre 
what a Paris were it ! — Carlyle. 

Aspect With grave 

Aspect he rose, and in his rising seemed 

A pillar of state ; deep on his front engraven 

Deliberation sat, and public care ; 

And princely counsel in his face yet shone, 

Majestic though in ruin. Sage he stood, 

With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear 

The weight of mightiest monarchies ; his look 

Drew audience and attention still as night 

Or summer's noontide air. —Milton, Paradise Lout. 



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Ass. — Egregiouely an ass. — Shakespeke, Othello. 

— O that he were here to write me down, an ass ! 

Ibid., Much Ado. 

Assurance. — I'll make assurance double sure, 
And take a bond of Fate. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Assyrian.— The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, 
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold. 

Byron, Destruction of Sennacherib, 

Astronomer.— An undevout astronomer is mad. 

Young, Night Thoughts, 

Atheist. — An atheist's laugh's a poor exchange 

For Deity offended ! — Burns, To a Young Friend. 

— By night an atheist half believes a God. 

Young, Night Thoughts, 

Athens Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts 

And eloquence.— Milton, Paradise Regained. 

Atticus. — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? 

Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ?— Pope, To Arbuthnot, 

Auburn. — Sweet Auburn ! loveliest village of the plain. 

Goldsmith, The Deserted VUlage. 

Audience — Still govern thou my song, 

Urania, and fit AUDIENCE find, though few. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Augean Stable. — Corruption or pollution of long standing. Augeas. 
King of Elis, had a stable large enough to contain three thousand 
oxen, which had not been cleaned for many years. He hired Hei 
cules to clean it out in one day, which he accomplished by turning 
the river Alpheus through it. 

Author — An author ! "lis a venerable name ! 
How few deserve it, and what numbers claim ! 
Unblest with sense above their peers refin'd, 
Who shall stand up, dictators to mankind ? 
Nay, who dare shine, if not in virtue's cause ? 
That sole proprietor of just applause. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Most authors steal their works, or buy ; 
Garth did not write his own Dispensary. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

— Choose an author as you choose a friend. 

Earl of Roscommon. 

Awake. — Awake, arise, 01 be for ever fallen ! 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 
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Axe — When I aee a merchant over-polite to his custodiers, begging 
them to taste a little brandy, and throwing half hist goods on tli i 
counter, thinks I, that man has an axe to grind. — C. Miner, 
Who'll turn Grindstones ? 

'- No hammers fell, no ponderous axes rung ; 
Like some tall palm the mystic fabric sprung. 
Majestic silence ! — Heber's Palestine. 

— No man saw the building of the New Jerusalem, the workmen 
crowded together, the unfinished walls and unpaved streets ; no 
man heard the clink of trowel and pick- axe ; it descended OUT OF 
heaven from God. — Ecce Homo, last sentence. 



B. 



Babe. — Oh ! when a Mother meets on high 

The babe she lost in infancy, 
Hath she not then, for pains and fears, 

The day of woe, the watchful night, 
For all her sorrow, all her tears, 

An over-payment of delight ? — Southey, Curse of Kekama. 

Mack. — Back and side go bare, go bare, 
Both foot and hand go cold ; 
But, belly, God send thee good ale enough, 
Whether it be new or old. — Still, Gammer Gurton. 

Bacon. — If parts allure thee, think how Bacon shin'd, 
The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind ! 
Or, ravish' d with the whistling of a name, 
See Cromwell, damn'd to everlasting fame ! 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

Baited, — His hook he baited with a dragon's tail, 
And sat upon a rock, and bobbed for whale. 

William Kino. 

Ballad-mongers — I had rather be a kitten and crv mew, 
Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers. 

Shakespere, Henry IV. 

Ballads — Ballads are the gipsy children of song, born under green 
hedge-rows, in the leafy lanes and by-paths of literature, in the 
genial summer-time. — Longfellow. 

— I knew a very wise man that, believed that, if a man were per- 
mitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should 
make the laws of a nation. 

Fletcher of Saltoun, Letter to Montrott, 



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Ballads. — And tall prose writers, stories are so stale, 

Thai penny ballads have a better sale. 

Breton, Pasquil, 1600. 
Ballot-box. — A weapon that comes down as still 

As snow-flakes fall upon the sod ; 

But executes a freeman's will. 

As lightning does the will of God ; 

And from its force, nor doors nor locks 

Can shield you; — 'tis the ballot-box. — J. Plerpont. 

Bank. — I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, 
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows. 

Shakespere, Midsummer Night's Dream 

Barbarians — There were his young barbarians all at play, 
There was their Dacian mother, — he, their sire, 
Butcher'd to make a Boman holiday. — Byron, Chttde Harold. 

Barebones Parliament — A nickname conferred upon the Parliament 
convened by Cromwell, July 4, 1653. It was composed of 139 
persons, who resigned their authority Dec. 12, 1653 ; and it was so 
called from a leather-seller named Praise-God Barebone, who was 
one of the principal members. 

Barleycorn, Sir John In England and Scotland, a jocular name for 

ale or beer, which is made of barley. Sir John is the subject of a 
famous old ballad of the same name. In a whimsical English tract 
of ancient date, entitled ' ' The Arraigning and Indicting of Sir 
John Barleycorn, Knt.," he is described as of "noble blood, 
well beloved in England, a great supporter of the crown, and a 
maintainer of both rich and poor." 

— Inspiring bold John Barleycorn, 
What dangers thou canst make us scorn ! 
Wi' tippenny we fear nae evil ; 

Wi' usquebae we'll face the devil ! — Burns. 

— John Barleycorn has given his very heart to this liquor [the 
"Archdeacon"] : it is a superior kind of ale, the Prince of Ales, 
with a richer flavour and a mightier spirit than you can find else- 
where in this weary world. — Hawthorne. 

Barren. — I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and 
cry, 'Tis all barren. — Sterne, Sentimental Journey. 

Bashfulness. — Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproacl 
to old age.— Aristotle. 

Bastion. — And topples round the dreary west 
A looming bastion fringed with fire. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 
Battle — Battt.e's magnificently stern array. 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

— The next dreadful thing to a battle lost is a battle wod- 

Wellinotoh 



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Battle of the Books The subject of a satirical composition by Swift 

entitled the " Battle between the Ancient and Modern Books in St. 
James's Library, ' ' alluding to the controversy regarding the respec- 
tive merits of ancient and modern learning. 

Battles. — Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; 

Fought all his battles o'er again ; 

And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. 

Dbyden, Alexander's Feast. 
Beard. — And dar'st thou then 

To beard the Hon in his den, 

The Douglas in his hall ? — Scott, Marmion. 

Beaten. — Some have been beaten till they know 
"What wood a cudgel's of by th' blow ! 
Some kick'd until they can feel whether 
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Beauty. — A thing of beauty is a joy for ever : 
Its loveliness increases ; it will never 
Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep 
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep 
Full of sweet dreams and health, and quiet breathing. 

Keats, Endymion. 

— Beauty, blemish'd once, for ever's lost. 

Shakespere, P. Pilgrim. 

— Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all 
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. 

Keats, On a Grecian Urn. 

— Beauty is valuable or worthless according as you invest th€ 
property to the best advantage. — Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— Beauty stands 

In the admiration only of weak minds 
Led captive. — Milton, Paradise Regained. 

— Could I come near your beauty with my nails, 
I'd set my ten commandments in your face. 

Shakespere, Henry VL 

— Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare, 
And BEAUTY draws us with a single hair. 

Pope, Rape of the Lock. 
, — Her beauty hangs upon the cheek of night 

Like a rich jewel in an Bthiop's ear. — Shakespere, Romeo. 

— She walks in beauty, like the night 

Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; 
And all that's best of dark and bright 

Meet in her aspect and her eyes ; 
Thus mellow'd to that tender light 

Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. 

Byron, Hebrew Metodie*. 



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Beauty Who hath not proved how feebly words essay 

To fix one spark of beauty's heavenly ray ? 
Who doth not feel, until his failing sight 
Faints into dimness with its own delight, 
His changing cheek, his sinking heart confess 
The might — the majesty of loveliness ? 

Byron, Bride of Abydot, 

Bed — He that will to bed go sober, 

Falls with the leaf still in October. — Rollo, Duke of Normandy. 

— He who goes to bed, and goes to bed sober, 
Falls as the leaves do, and dies in October ; 

But he who goes to bed, and goes to bed mellow, 

Lives as he ought to do, and dies an honest fellow. — Anon. 

— Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber ! 

Holy angels guard thy bed ! 
Heavenly blessings without number 
Gently falling on thy head. — Watts, Cradle Hymn. 

Bee. — How doth the little busy bee 
Improve each shining hour, 
And gather honey all the day, 
From every opening flower. — Ibid., Song xx. 

Beef.— Oh ! the roast beef of Old England, 

And oh ! the old English roast beef. — Fielding, 

Beer. — What two ideas are more inseparable than beer and Britannia ? 
What event more awfully important to an English colony than the 
erection of its first brewhouse ? — Sydney Smith. 

Begging the Question. — This is a common logical fallacy, petitio 
principii ; and the first explanation of the phrase is to be found in 
Aristotle's Topioa, viii. 13, where the five ways of BEGGING- the 
question are set forth. The earliest English work in which the 
expression is found is '•'•The Arte of Logike planlie set forth in our 
English Tongue, &c, 1584." 

Behaviour. — Behaviour is a mirror, in which everyone shows hii 
image. — Goethe. 

Belief. — "lis good to doubt the worst, 

We may in our belief be too secure. — Webster and Rowlex 

Bell The bell strikes one. We take no note of time, 

But from its loss. — Young, Night Thoughts. 

Bells Ring out wild bells to the wild sky. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes, 
But ring the fuller minstrel in. — Ibid. 



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Bella-— Ring out old shapes of foul disease, 

Ring out the narrowing lust of gold ; 

Ring out the thousand wars of old, 
Ring in the thousand years of peace. 
Ring in the valiant man and free, 

The eager heart, the kindlier hand ; 

Ring out the darkness of the land, 
Ring in the Christ that is to be. — Ibid. 

— Those evening bells ; those evening bells 
How many a tale their music tells ! 
Of youth, and home, and that sweet time 
When last I heard their soothing chime. 

Moore, Those M ening Belli 

Bench. — A little bench of heedless bishops here, 
And there a chancellor in embryo. — Shenstone. 

Bevy. — A bevy of fair women. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Bezonian. — Under which king, Bezonian ? speak or die. 

Shakespere, Henry IV. 
Bible. — Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true, 

A ruth the brilliant Frenchman never knew. — Cowper, Truth. 

Bigotry. — Bigotry murders religion, to frighten fools with hei 
ghost. — Cotton. 

Biography. — Biography is the most universally pleasant, universally 
profitable of all reading. — Carlyle. 

Bird. — And, as a bird each fond endearment tries 
To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, 
He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, 
Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 

Birth Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting ; 

The soul that rises with us, our life's Star, 
Hath had elsewhere its setting, 

And cometh from afar ; 
Not in entire f orgetfulness, 

And not in utter darkness, 
But trailing clouds of glory, do we come 

From God, who is our home : 
Heaven lies about us in our infancy. 



At length the man perceives it die away, 
And fade intc the light of common day. 

Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality 
«— While man is growing, life is in decrease ; 
And cradles rock us nearer to the tomb. 
Our birth is nothing but our death begun. 

Young, Night T7iought$. 



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Black. — And finds, with keen, discriminating' sight, 
Black's not so black ; — nor -white so very white. 

G. Canning, New MoraZ&y. 

Black Assize, The A common designation of the sitting of the 

courts held at Oxford in 1577, during which judges, jurymen, and 
counsel were swept away by a violent epidemic. 

Black Death, The. — A name given to the celebrated Oriental plague 
that devastated Europe during the 14th century. 

Black Monday — A memorable Easter Monday in 1351, very dark ana 
misty. A great deal of hail fell, and the cold was so extreme that 
many died from its effects. The name afterwards came to be ap- 
plied to the Monday after Easter of each year. 
My nose fell a bleeding on Black Monday last. — Shakespere. 

Blasphemy. — That in the captain's but a choleric word, 
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

Blessedness. — Blessedness is a whole eternity older than damna- 
tion.— Jean Paul Bjchter. 

Blessings. — How blessings brighten as they take their flight ! 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

Blind. — A blind man is a poor man, and blind a poor man is ; 
For the former seeth no man, and the latter no man sees. 

Longfellow, Poverty and Blindness 

— He that is stricken blind, cannot forget 

The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. — Shakespere, Romeo. 

Bloody Assizes, The. — A common designation of the horrid judicial 
massacre perpetrated, in 1685, by George Jeffreys, Lord Chiei 
Justice of the King's Bench, while on a circuit through the 
western counties of England. About three hundred persons were 
executed after short trials ; very many were whipped, imprisoned, 
and fined ; and nearly one thousand were sent as slaves to the 
American plantations. 

Blue-Stocking. — A literary lady. The Society de la Calza {Stocking) 
was formed at Venice in 1500, — the members being distinguished 
by the prevailing colour of their stockings, blue. The society 
lasted till 1590, when some other symbol came into fashion. 

Bliss. — The hues of bliss more brightly glow, 

Chastis'd by sabler tints of woe. — Gray, Ode on Vicissitude. 

Body. — Here in the body pent, _ 

Absent from him I roam ; 
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 
A day's march nearer home. 

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Bondman's Key. — In a bondman's key, 

With 'bated breath, and whisp'ring humbleness. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice 

Bone and Skin. — Bone and Skin, two millers thin, 
Would starve us all, or near it ; 
But be it known to Skin and Bone 
That Flesh and Blood can't bear it. — J. Byrom. 

Bone to Pick, A. — A difficult undertaking. It was an old marriage 
custom in Sicily for the bride's father to give the bridegroom a 
bone, saying, " Pick this in order to show that you can manage a 
wife, which is more difficult than picking a bone." This is a 
common explanation ; but the practice of throwing bones to doga 
is a moire natural method of accounting for the saying. 

Bookful — The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, 
With loads of learned lumber in his head. 

Pope, Essay i 



Criticism. 



Book of Nature — Boughs are daily rifled 
By the gusty thieves, 
And the Book op Nature 
Getteth short of leaves.— Hood, The Seasons. 

Books. — Books cannot always please, however good ; 
Minds are not ever craving for their food. 

Crabbe, The Borough 

— Books, we know, 
Are a substantial world, both pure and good ; 
Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, 

Our pastime and our happiness will grow. — Wordsworth. 

— Books which are no books. — Charles Lamb. 

— Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in youi 
hand, are the most useful after all. — Johnsoniana. 

— Deep vers'd in books, and shallow in himself. 

Milton, Paradise Regained. 

— Learning hath gained most by those books by which tin 
printers have lost. — J. Fuller, Of Books. 

— Often have I sighed to measure 
By myself a lonely pleasure, 
Sighed to think I read a book, 

Only read, perhaps, by me.— WORDSWORTH. 

— Up ! up ! my friend, and quit your BOOKS, 

Or surely you'll grow double : 
Up 1 up ! my friend, and clear your looks ; 
Why all this toil and trouble ?—Ibid. } The Tables Turn**. 



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Books. — He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a BOOK.— 
Shake spebe, Love's Labour's Lost. 

— As good almost kill a man as kill a good BOOK ; who kills a man 
kills a reasonable creature, God's image ; but he who destroys a 
good book kills reason itself. — Milton, Areopagttka. 

— A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit em' 
balmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. — Ibid. 

—- Books are men of higher stature, 

And the only men who speak aloud for future times to hear. 

E. B. Browning. 

— If the secret history of books could be written, and the author's 
private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, 
how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales 
excite the reader ! — Thackeray. 

— A novel was a book 
Three-volumed, and once read, and oft cramm'd full 
Of poisonous error, blackening every page ; 

And oftener still, of trifling, second-hand 

Remark, and old, diseased, putrid thought, 

And miserable incident, at war 

With nature, with itself and truth at war ; 

Yet charming still the greedy reader on, 

Till done, he tried to recollect his thoughts, 

And nothing found but dreaming emptiness. — PoLLOK. 

— Bead not to contradict and confute ; nor to believe and take for 
granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and con- 
sider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and 
some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are \o 
be read only in parts ; others to be read, but not curiously ; and 
some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. 

Bacon, Essay*. 
Bores — Society is now one polished horde, 

Formed of two mighty tribes, the bores and bored. 

Byron, Von Juan. 
Borrower. — Neither a borrower nor a lender be, 

For loan oft loses both itself and friend ; 

And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. 

This above all, — to thine own self be true ; 

And it must follow, as the night the day, 

Thou canst not then be false to any man. — Shakespere, Samlet. 

Bounty — Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, 
Heaven did a recompense as largely send : 
He gave to misery (all he had) a tear, 

He gain'd from Heaven ('twas all he wish'd) a friend. 

Gray, Elegy. 
Bow. — Two strings to his bow. — Hooker's Polity. Butler, 
Sudibras. Churchill, The G7u?st. Fielding, Love in Several 
Masques. 



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Boy. — ah 1 happy years ! once more who would not be a boy ? 

Byron, (Jhilde Harold 

— Eager-hearted as a boy, when first be leaves his father's field. 

Tennyson, Locksley Hall. 

— The boy stood on the burning deck, 

"Whence all but him had fled ; 
The flame that lit the battle's wreck 
Shone round him o'er the dead. —Mrs. Hemans, Casablanca. 
— Twelve years ago I was a boy, 

A happy boy, at Drury's. — Praed, School and School-fellows. 
Boz. — A pseudonym under which Charles Dickens contributed a series 
of "Sketches of Life and Character" to the London "Morning 
Chronicle." Of this norn de plume he has given the following ac- 
count : — 
" Boz. my signature in the ' Morning Chronicle,' was the nicknama 
of a pet child, younger brother, whom I had dubbed Moses, in honour 
of the ' Vicar of Wakefield,' which, being facetiously pronounced 
through the nose, became Boses, and beiDg shortened, Boz. Bos waa 
a very familiar household word to me long before I was an author, and 
bo I came to adopt it." 

— Though a pledge I had to shiver, 

And the longest ever was, 
Ere his vessel leaves our river 

I would drink a health to Boz. — Hood. 
Brain. — With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, 
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought. 

Churchill, Epistle to Hogarth. 
Brains. — Beard was never the true standard of brains. — T. Fuller. 

Brandy. — Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who 
aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. — Boswell, Life of 
Johnson. 

Brave. — How sleep the brave who sink to rest, 

By all their country's wishes bless'd ! — Collins, Ode, 1746. 

— None but the brave deserves the fair. — Dryden, Alexander's 
Feast. 

— Toll for the brave ! 

The brave that are no more ! 
All sunk beneath the wave, 
Fast by their native shore ! 

Cowper, On the Loss of the Royal Gmrge. 
B»»vest of the Brave — A title conferred upon the celebrated Marshal 
Ney (1769-1815) by the French troops at Friedland (1807), on 
account of his fearless bravery. He was in command of the right 
wing, which bore the brunt of the battle, and stormed the town. 
Napoleon, as he watched him passing unterrified through a showei 
of balls, exclaimed, "That man is a lion;" and henceforth th« 
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Breach. — Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, 
Or close the wall np with our English dead ! 
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man 
As modest stillness and humility; 
But when the blast of war blows in our ears, 
Then imitate the action of the tiger : 
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. 

Shakespere, Henry Y. 

Bread.— Bread is the staff of life. — Swift, Tale of a Tub. 

Breeches Bibles — A name given to editions of the so-called Genevan 
Bible (first printed at Geneva, by Rowland Hall, 1560, in 4to), 
from the peculiar rendering of Gen. iii. 7. 

Brevity. — Brevity is the soul of wit, 

And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Brevity is the body and soul of wit. It is wit itself, for it 
alone isolates sufficiently for contrasts; because redundancy or 
diffuseness produces no distinctions. — Jean Paul Richter. 

Bridge of Sighs [It. Ponte del Sospiri] The name popularly given to 

the covered passage-way which connects the Doge's palace in Venice 
with the state prisons, from the circumstance that the condemned 
prisoners were transported over this bridge from the hall of judg- 
ment to the place of execution. Hood has used the name as the 
title of one of his poems. 

— I stood in Venice, on the Bridge op Sighs ; 

A palace and a prison on each hand. — Byron, Childe Harold,. 

Brief. — ' Tis better to be brief than tedious. 

Shakespere, Richard III. 
Bright. — All that's bright must fade, — 
The brightest still the fleetest ; 
All that's sweet was made 

But to be lost when sweetest ! — Moore, All that's Blight. 
Brightest. — Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! 

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid. — Heber, Epiphany. 

Britain. — When Britain first, at Heaven's command 
Arose from out the azure main, 
This was the charter of her land, 

And guardian angels sung the strain : 
Rule Britannia ! Brit anni a rules the waves I 
Britons never shall be slaves. — Thomson. 

Brother Jonathan. — [America.] When Washington was in Massa- 
chusetts with his army, he was often in great difficulty for supplie* 
of all kinds ; and having often been assisted by Jonathan Turnbull ; 
governor of Connecticut, he was wont, in cases of emergency, tc 
say that he would " consult Brother Jonathan," and the saying 
passed into a by- word. 



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Bull, John. — A well-known collective name of the English nation, 
first used in Aibuthnot's satire, "The History of John Bull," 
usually published in Swift's works. In this satire, the French are 
designated as Lewis Baboon, the Dutch as Nicholas Frog, etc. 
The " History of John Bull " was designed to ridicule the Duke of 
Marlborough. 

' ' One would think that, in personifying itself, a nation would be 
apt to picture something grand, heroic, and imposing ; but it is 
characteristic of the peculiar humour of the English, and of their love 
for what is blunt, comic, and familiar, that they have embodied 
their national oddities in the figure of a sturdy, corpulent old fellow, 
with a three-cornered hat, red waistcoat, leather breeches, and stout 
oaken cudgel. Thus they have taken a singular delight in exhibiting 
their most private foibles in a laughable point of view, and have been 
so successful in their delineation that there is scarcely a being in actual 
existence more absolutely present to the public mind than that eccentric? 
personage, John Bull." — W. Irving. 

Bumper When the English were good Catholics, they usually drank 

the Pope's health in a full glass every day after dinner — au bon 
pere: whence bumper.— Cocchi. 

Butterfly — I'd be a butterfly ; living a rover, 

Dying when fair things are fading away.— T. H. BAYLEY. 



Cabal, The. — A name given in English history to a famous cabinet 
council formed in 1670, and composed of five unpopular ministers 
of Charles II., namely, Lords Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, 
Arlington, and Lauderdale. The word " cabal " — at that time 
in common use to denote a junto or set of men united for political 
purposes — having been popularly applied to this ministry as a term 
of reproach, it was soon discovered to be a sort of anagram made 
up of the initials of the names of the several members. 

Cadmean Victory, A Greek Proverb. A Cab-mean victory was 

one in which the victors suffered as much as their enemies. 

Caesar — But yesterday, the word of Cesar might 
Have stood against the world : now lies he there, 
And none so poor to do him reverence. 

Shakespere, Julius Caesar. 

— Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell- aad 
George the Third — ("Treason!" cried the Speaker) — may profit 
by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. 

P. Henry. 



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Caesar.— Conjure with them, 

Brutus will start a spirit as soon as &ESAB. 
Now, in the names of all the gods at once, 
Upon what meat doth this our Caesar feed, 
That he is grown so great ? Age, thou art sham'd 
Borne, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods. 

Shakespere, Julius CcR&ar. 

- Imperial CAESAR, dead, and turned to clay, 
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

•• Not that I loved CAESAR less, but that I loved Rome more. 

Ibid., Julius Cazsar. 

Cake — Would'st thou both eat thy cakes and have it ? 

G. Herbert, The Size. 

Cakes and Ale. — Sir To. Dost thou think, because thou art 
virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale ? 

Olo. Yes, by Saint Anne ; and ginger shall be hot i' the mouth 
too. — Shakespere, Twelfth Wight. 

Calamity. — Calamity is man's true touchstone. 

Beaumont and Fletcher. 

- Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been 
productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced 
from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt from the 
darkest storm. — Colton, Lacon. 

Caledonia. — Caledonia ! stern and wild, 
Meet nurse for a poetic child ! 
Land of brown heath and shaggy wood ; 
Land of the mountain and the flood. 

Scott, Last Minstrel. 

Calendar Rhyming. — Junius, Aprilis, Septenq; Nouemq; tricenos, 
Vnum plus reliqui, Februs tenet octo vicenos, 
At si bissextus fuerit superadditur vnus. 

Hollnshed's Chronicles, 1577, 

— Thirty dayes hath Nouember, 
Aprill, June, and September, 
February hath xxviii alone, 

And all the rest have xxxi. —Grafton's Chronicles, 1590. 

— Thirty days hath September, 
April, June, and November, 
February eight-aud-twenty all alone, 
And all the rest have thirty-one ; 
Unless that leap-year doth combine, 
And give to February twenty -nine. 

Return from Parnas&ui. 



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Calm — Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep ! 
The river glideth at his own sweet will ; 
Dear God ! the very houses seem asleep ; 
And all that mighty heart is lying still ! 

Wordsworth, Sonnets. 

— Calm is the morn without a sound, 

Calm as to suit a calmer grief. — Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

Calumny. — Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt uoi 
escape calumny. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Calumny will sear virtue itself. 

Ibid., A Winter' s Tale. 

Candour. — Candour is the brightest gem of criticism. — Disraeli. 

Capulets. — I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little 
country churchyard than in the tomb of the Capulets. — Edmund 
Burke. 

Care.— And is there care in Heaven ? — Spenser, Faerie Queene. 

— Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye. 

Shake spere, Borneo and Juliet. 

— Care's an enemy to life. — Ibid., Twelfth Night. 

— Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt, 

And every grin, so merry, draws one out. — Dr. WOLCOT. 

— Cast all your care on God : that anchor holds. 

Tennyson, Enoch Arden. 

— Hang sorrow ! Care will kill a cat, 

And therefore let's be merry. — G. Wither. 

— I am sure care' s an enemy to life. 

Shake spere, Twelfth Niglit. 
Cares. — And the night shall be filled with music, 
And the CARES that infest the day 
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs, 
And as silently steal away. 

Longfellow, The Day is Done, 

Castles. — Castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up. — Lytton. 

Catching a Tartar. — Encountering an opponent of unexpected strength. 
In a battle, an Irishman (according to Captain Grose) called out 
to his officer, " I have caught a Tartar." " Bring hie* here, then," 
was the reply. "He won't let me," rejoined Pat. And as the 
Turk carried off his captor, the saying passed into a proverb. 

Censure — Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for beiug 
eminent. — Swift. 

— The villa. Va's censure is extorted praise. — Pope. 

Cerberus You are not like Cerberus, three gentlemer 

are you? (Mrs. Malaprop.)— Sheridan, The Rivals. 



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Chance. —And grasps the skirts of happy chance, 
And breasts the blows of circumstance. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 
Change. — All is change, woe or weal ; 
Joy is sorrow's brother ; 
Grief and gladness steal 
Symbols of each other : 

Ah ! welaway ! — Ibid. , Poems, 1830. 

— CHANGE amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits. — GOETHE. 

— Change still doth reign, and keep the greater sway. — SPENSEB. 

— Some force whole regions, in despite 
0' Geography, to CHANGE their site ; 
Make former times shake hands with latter, 

. j And that which was before, come after ; 

But those that write in rhyme still make 

The one verse for the other's sake ; 

For one for sense, and one for rhyme, 

I think's sufficient at one time. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Character. — Character gives splendour to youth, and awe to wrinkled 
skin and grey hairs. — Emerson. 

Characters Characters never change. Opinions alter, — characters 

are only developed. — Disraeli. 

Charge. — "Charge, Chester, charge! on, Stanley, on!" 
Were the last words of Marmion. — Scott, Marmion. 

Charity. — Gently to hear, kindly to judge. — Shakespere. 

— Charity shall cover the multitude of sins. — 1 Peter, iv. S. 

— He hath a tear for pity, and a hand 

Open as day for melting charity. — Shakespere, Henry IV. 

— Then gently scan your brother man, 

Still gentler, sister woman ; 
Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, 
To step aside is human. — Burns, Address to the Unco' Quid. 

Charm.- -To me more dear, congenial to my heart, 

One native charm, than all the gloss of art. 

Goldsmith, Deserted ViUags. 
Chastity. — So dear to heaven is saintly chastity, 

That, when a soul is found sincerely so, 

A thousand liveried angels lacky her, 

Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt. — MlLTON. Gomu*. 

— 'Tis chastity, my brother, chastity : 

She that has that is clad in complete steel. — Ibid. 

Chatterton. — I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous Boy, 
The sleepless Soul that perished in his pride. 

Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence 



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Ohauoer. — Dan Chaucer, well of English undefyled, 
On Fame's eternal beadroll worthie to be fyled. 



Queen*. 



Cheated. — Doubtless the pleasure is as great 

Of being cheated, as to cheat. — Butler, Eudibraa. 

Cherry Ripe.— Cherry ripe, ripe, ripe, I cry, 
Full and fair ones, — come and buy ; 
If so be you ask me where 
They do grow, I answer, there, 
Where my Julia's lips do smile, 
There's the land, or cherry-isle. — Herrick, Cherry Ripe. 

— There is a garden in her face, 

Where roses and white lilies grow ; 
A heavenly paradise is that place, 

Wherein all pleasant fruits do grow : 

There cherries grow that none may buy 

Till cherry ripe themselves do cry. 

Richard Allison, 1606. 

Cherub. — There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft, 
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack. — C. Dibdin. 

Chickens. — To swallow gudgeons ere they're catched, 
And count their chickens ere they're hatohed. 

Butler, Hudibrm. 

Child. — A simple child, 

That lightly draws its breath, 
And feels its life in eveiy limb, 
What should it know of death ?- 



-Wordsworth, We are Seven* 



--• Behold the child, by nature's kindly law, 
Pleas'd with a rattle, tickled with a straw : 
Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight, 
A little louder, but as empty quite ; 
Scarfs, garters, gold, amuse his riper stage, 
And beads and prayer-books are the toys of age, 
Pleas'd with this bauble still, as that before, 
Till tir'd he sleeps, and life's poor play is o'er. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— By sports like these are all their cares beguil'd ; 
The sports of children satisfy the child. 

Goldsmith, Traveller. 

— How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is 

To have a thankless child ! — Shakespere, King Lear. 

— The child is father of the Man. 

Wordsworth, My Heart Leapt Up. 

Childhood The childhood shows the man 

As morning shows the day. — Milton, Paradise Regained. 



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Childhood. — 0, ever thus, from childhood's hour, 
I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; 
I never loved a tree or flower, 

But 'twas the first to fade away. 
I never nursed a dear gazelle, 

To glad me with its soft black eye, 
But when it came to know me well, 
And love me, it was sure to die. 

Mooke, Fire Worshipper* 

Children. — Ah ! what would the world be to us, 
If the children were nc more ? 
We should dread the desert behind us 
Worse than the dark before. 

Longfellow, Children. 

— As children gath'ring pebbles on the shore. 

Milton, Paradise Regained. 

— Children like olive plants round about thy table. 

Psalm exxviii. 3. 

Chinaman, John. — A cant or popular name for the Chinese. The 
earliest known instance of its use is in "A Letter to the Committee 
of Management of Drury Lane Theater, London, 1819." 

Chivalry It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen 

of France, then the Dauphiness, at Versailles ; and surely never 
lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more 
delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and 
cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, — glittering 
like the morning star full of life, and splendour, and joy. 
Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters 
fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of 
honour and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must 
have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that 
threatened her with insult. But the age op chivalry is 
gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has suc- 
ceeded. — Ed. Burke, French Revolution. 

Christian. — A Christian is the highest style of man. 

Young, Night Tlwughts. 

— I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another'i 
misfortunes perfectly like a Christian. 

Pope, Thoughts on Various Subjects, 

Christians. — Qhristians have burnt each other, quite persuaded 
That all the Apostles would have done as they did. 

Byron, Don Juan. 

Christmas. — At Christmas play, and make good cheer, 
For Christmas comes but once a year. 

Tusser, The Farmer's Diet 



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Christmas. — Some say, that ever 'gainst that season ccmes 
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, 
The bird of dawning singeth all night long : 
And then, they say, no sjnrit dare stir abroad ; 
The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, 
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, 
So hallow'd and so gracious is the time. 

Shatcespere, Hamlet. 

Church. — The Church of England hath a Popish liturgy, a Calvin 
istic creed, and an Arminian clergy. — Ascribed to Pitt. 

— To be of no church is dangerous. Eeligion, of which the 
rewards are distant, and which is animated only by Faith and 
Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unless it be invigorated 
and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, 
and the salutary influence of example. — Johnson, Life of Milton. 

— Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, 
Will never mark the marble with his name. 

Pope, Moral Essays. 

Circumlocution Office. — A designation made use of by Dickens in 
"Little Dorrit," in ridicule of official delays and indirectness. 
The Circumlocution Office is described as the chief of "pub- 
lic departments in the art of perceiving how not to do it" The 
name has come into popular use as a synonym for governmental 
routine, or "red tape," or a roundabout way of transacting public 



— Whatever was required to be done, the Circumlocution 
Office was beforehand with all the public departments in the art 
of perceiving how not to do it. — Dickens, Little Dorrit. 

— The administrative Reform. Association might have worked for 
ten years, without producing half of the effect which Mr. Dickens 
has produced in the same direction by flinging out the phrase, 
"The Circumlocution Office." — Masson. 

Claes — Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new. 

Burns, Cotter' 1 s Saturday Night. 

Classic Ground. — For wheresoe'er I turn my ravished eyes, 
Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, 
Poetic fields encompass me around, 
And still I seem to tread on classic ground. 

Addison, Letter from Italy. 

Clay.— The precious porcelain of human clay. — Byron, Don Juan. 

Cleanliness. — Certainly this is a duty, not a sin. " CLEANLINESS u 
indeed next to godliness." — John Wesley. 

— Ev'n from the body's purity, the mind 
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Cliff.— As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, 

Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, 
Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, 
Eternal sunshine settles on its head. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 

Climb. — Fain would I climb but that I fear to fall. 

Sir. W. Raleigh, Written on a pane of glass, in Queen 
Elizabeth 's presence. 

Cloud,— Ham. Do you see yonder clotjd that's almost in shape of a 
camel? 
Pol. By the mass, and 'tis like a camel, indeed. 
Ham. Methinks it is like a weazel. 
Pol. It is back'd like a weazeL 
Ham. Or, like a whale ? 
Pol. Very like a whale.— Shakesfere, Hamlet. 

Cloud of witnesses. — Hebrews xii. 1. 

Cock and Bull Story. — An improbable story. Numerous mistakes 
were made in interpreting hieroglyphic writings in the middle of 
the seventeenth century ; the figures being so uncouth, and the 
rendering so unsatisfactory, that in two of the most common illus- 
trations, it was alleged of some translators " they had mistaken a 
cock for a bull." 

Cocker, According to — Arithmetically correct. Cocker published a 
treatise on arithmetic, which, notwithstanding its great original 
popularity, is now obsolete. " According to Hoyle," needs no 
explanation. 

Cockney School, or Cockney Poets. — A name given by some of the 
English critics to a literary coterie whose productions were said 
" to consist of the most incongruous ideas in the most uncouth 
language." In this sect were included Leigh Hunt, Shelley, 
Keats, and others ; and the Quarterly Revieio (April, 1818) charged 
the first with aspiring to be the " hierophant " of it. 

Coffee. — Coffee, which makes the politician wise, 
And see through all things with his half -shut eyes. 

Pofe, Rape of the Lock. 

Cogitation. — His cogitative faculties immers'd 

In cogibundity of cogitation. — Henry Caret, Chronon. 

Coincidence. — A " strange coincidence," to use a phrase 

By which such things are settled nowadays. — Byron, Don Juan- 
Cold — The cold in clime are cold in blood, 

Their love oan scarce deserve the name. — Ibid., The Giaour. 



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Colossus Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world 

Like a colossus ; and we petty men 

Walk under his huge legs, and peep about 

To find ourselves dishonourable graves. 

Men at some time are masters of their fates ; 

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, 

But in ourselves, that we are underlings. 

Shakespere, Julius Omsar. 
Come one, come all ! — Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly 

From its firm base as soon as I. — Scott, Lady of the Lake. 

Commandments. — Set my ten commandments in your face.— 
Shakespere, Henry VI. Selimus, Emperor of the Tur/cs, 1594 
Westward Ho! 1607. Erasmus, Apophthegms. 

Commentators — Oh ! rather give me commentators plain, 
Who with no deep researches vex the brain ; 
Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, 
And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun. 

Crabbe, The Parish Register. 

— How commentators each dark passage shun, 
And hold their farthing candle to the sun. 

Young, Love of Fame. 
Comparisons. — Comparisons are odious. — Burton, Anat. of Mel. 
Heywood, A Woman killed with Kindness. Herbert, Jacula 
Prudentum. 

— Are odorous. — Shakespere, Much Ado. 

— Are offensive. — Don Quixote. 

— She and comparisons are odious.— Dr. John Donne. 

Concatenation. — A concatenation accordingly. 

Goldsmith, She Stoops. 

Conduct. — His CONDUCT still right, with his argument wrong. 

Ibid., Retaliation. 

Confidence. — Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an ag«i 
bosom. — W. Pitt. 

Confusion. — Confusion now hath made his master-piece. 
Most sacrilegious murder hath broke ope 
The Lord's anointed temple, and stole thence 
The life o' the building. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, 

Confusion worse confounded. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Conscience A man's own conscience is his sole tribunal : and h« 

should care no more for that phantom " opinion " than he should 
fear meeting a ghost if he cross the churchyard at dark. — LytTON 

— A peace above all earthly dignities, 

A still and quiet conscience. — Shakespere, Henry VI tl 



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Conscience. — Conscience doth make cowards of us all. 

Shakespere, Hamlet 

— My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, 
And every tongue brings in a several tale, 

And every tale condemns me for a villain. — IMd., Richard IIL 

Consent. — And whispering, " I will ne'er consent," consented. 

Byron, Don Juan. 
Consideration. — Consideration, like an angel, came 
And whipp'd th' offending Adam out'of him. 

Shakespere, Henry V. 
Constable — Friend Ralph, thou hast 

Outrun the constable at last.— Butler, Hudibras. 

Contented. — I would do what I pleased, and doing what I pleased, I 
should have my will, and having my will, I should be contented ; 
and when one is contented, there is no more to be desired ; and 
when there is no more to be desired, there is an end of it. — CER- 
VANTES, Don Quixote. 

Contentment. — The noblest mind the best contentment has. 

Spenser, Faerie Queene 

Corporations. — Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be out- 
lawed nor excommunicate, for they have no souls. — Sir Edwarij 
Coke. 

Correspondent I will be correspondent to command, 

And do my spriting gently. — Shakespere, Tempest. 

Counsel. — Counsel may stop awhile what will not stay. 

Ibid., Lover's ComplaiiKr 
Counsels. — Ah, gentle dames ! it gars me greet, 

To think how monie counsels sweet, 

How monie lengthened sage advices, 

The husband frae the wife despises. — Burns, Tarn O'Shanter. 

Counsellors. — In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 

Proverbs xi. 1 i. 
Country. — Our COUNTRY ! in her intercourse with foreign natioua, 

may she_ always be in the right ; but our country, right or wrong. — 

Stephen Decatur, Toast at Norfolk, 1816. 

— There's no glory like his who saves his country. 

Tennyson, Queen Mary, 

— 'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. 

Farquhar, Beaux Stratagem 

Coward. — When all the blandishments of life are gone, 

The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on. — Dr. Sewell. 

Cowards. — Cowards die many times before their deaths ; 
The valiant never taste of death but once. 

Shakespere, Julius Casar 



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Cowards. — Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome bj those 
who nobly dare — Queen Elizabeth. 

Creature — A creature not too bright or good 
For human nature's daily food ; 
For transient sorrows, simple wiles, 
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. 

Wordsworth, She was a Phantom 
Creed. — And so the "Word had breath, and wrought 
With human hands the cre-ed of creeds 
In loveliness of perfect deeds, 
More strong than all poetic thought ; 
Which he may read that binds the sheaf, 
Or builds the house, or digs the grave, 
And those wild eyes that watch the wave 
In roarings round the coral reef. — Tennyson, In Memoriam. 
— Great God ! I'd rather be 

A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn ; 
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, 
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn ; 
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, 
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. 

Wordsworth, Sonnets. 
Creeds — Shall I ask the brave soldier, who fights by my side 
In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree ? 

Moore, Come send round the wine. 
— The knots that tangle human creeds.— Tennyson, Poems. 
Cricket Save the cricket on the hearth. — Milton, II Penseroso. 

Crime. — It is more than a crime, it is a political fault ; words which I 

record because they have been repeated and attributed to other* 

— Memoirs of FoucM. 
Crimes. — Tremble, thou wretch, 

That hast within thee undivulged CRIMES, 

Unwhipp'd of justice. — Shakespere, King Lear. 
Critical. — For I am nothing, if not critical. — Ibid., Othello. 
Critics. — A man must serve his time to ev'ry trade, 

Save censure ; critics all are ready-made, 

Take hackney'd jokes from Miller, got by rote, 

With just enough of learning to misquote : 

A mind well skill'd to find or forge a fault, 

A turn for punning, call it Attic salt ; 

To Jeffrey go, be silent and discreet, 

His pay is just ten sterling pounds per sheet : 

Fear not to he, 'twill seem a lucky hit ; 

Shrink not from blasphemy, 'twill pass for wit ; 

Care not fcr feeling, pass your project jest. 

And stand a critic, hated yet caress'd. 

Byron, English Barde. 



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Cruel. — I must be cruel, only to be kind : 

Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind. 

Shakespere. Hamlet. 

Cuckoo O cuckoo ! shall I call thee bird, 

Or but a wandering voice ?— Wordsworth, To the Cuckoo. 

Crown. — Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. 

Shakespere, Henry I V. 

Cupid. — This senior-junior, giant-dwarf, Dan Cupid ; 
Regent of love-rhymes, lord of folded arms, 
Th' anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, 
Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. 

Ibid., Love's Labour's Lost. 

Curfew. — The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, 
The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, 
The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, 
And leaves the world to darkness and to me. 

Gray, Elegy. 

Curses — " Curses are like young chickens, 

And still come home to roost ! " — Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

Custom — But to my mind, — though I am native here, 
And to the manner born, — it is a custom 
More honoured in the breach, than the observance. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Cut — This was the most unkindest cut of all. — Ibid., Julius Casar. 

Cut off. — Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, 
Unhousel'd, disappointed, unaneled ; 
No reckoning made, but sent to my account 
With all my imperfections on my head. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

Cuttle, Captain A character in Dickens's "Dombeyand Son," com- 
bining great humour, eccentricity, and pathos, distinguished for hit 
simplicity, credulity, and generous trustfulness. One of his famotu 
expressions is, " When found, make a note of." 

Cynosure. — Meadows trim with daisies pied, 
Shallow brooks, and rivers wide ; 
Towers and battlements it sees 
Bosom'd high in tufted trees, 
Where perhaps some beauty lies, 
The cynosure of neighbouring eyes. — Milton, DAUegro. 



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D. 



Dagger.— Is this a DAGGER which I see before me, 

The handle toward my hand ? Come, let me clutch thee i 

I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. 

Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 

To feeling, as to sight ? or art thou but 

A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 

Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain ? 

Shake spere, MacbetX 

Daggers-Drawing.— Have always been at daggers-drawing, 
And one another clapper-clawing. — Butler, Mudibras. 

Daisy. — Of all the floures in the mede, 

Than love I most these floures white and rede, 
Soch that men callen DAISIES in our toun. 

Chaucer, Legend of Good Women, 

— That well by reason men it call may 
The daisie, or els the eye of the day, 

The emprise, and floure of floures all. — Ibid. 

— Small service is true service while it lasts : 

Of humblest friends, bright creature ! scorn not one : 
The daisy, by the shadow that it casts, 
Protects the lingering dew-drop from the sun. 

Wordsworth, To a Child, 

— The poet's darling. — Ibid., To the Daisy. 

— Thou unassuming commonplace 
Of Nature.— Ibid. 

— Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, 
Thou's met me in an evil hour ; 
For I maun crush amang the stoure 

Thy slender stem : 
To spare thee now is past my pow'r, 

Thou bonnie gem. — Burns, To a Daisy, 

— Myriads of daisies have shown forth in flower 
Near the lark's nest, and in their natural hour 
Have passed away ; less happy than the one 
That, by the unwilling ploughshare, died to prove 
The tender charm of poetry aad love. 

Wordsworth, Poems, 188& 

Dame. — Where sits our sulky, sullen dame, 
Gathering her brows like gathering storm, 
Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.— Burns, Tarn 0\lhanter. 



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Daniel. — A Daniel come to judgment ! 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice. 

— A second Daniel, a Daniel, Jew ! 

Now, infidel, I have thee on the hip. — Ibid. 

Dare. -I DARE do all that may become a man ; 
Who dares do more, is none. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

- Letting I dare not wait upon I would, 
Lik3 the poor cat i' the adage. — Ibid. 

— What man dare, I dare : 

Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, 
The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcian tiger ; 
Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves 
Shall never tremble.— Ibid. 

Dark. — Dark with excessive bright. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— I am just going to leap into the dark. — Rabelais. 
Darkness. — Darkness which may be felt. — Exodus x. 21. 

— Yet from those flames 
No light, but rather darkness visible. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 
Davy Jones. — A familiar name among sailors for death, formerly foi 
the evil spirit who was supposed to preside over the demons of the 
sea. He was thought to be in all storms, and was sometimes seen 
of gigantic height, showing three rows of sharp teeth in his enor- 
mous mouth, opening great frightful eyes, and nostrils which 
emitted blue flames. The ocean is still termed by sailors Dav^ 
Jones's Locker. 

Dawn. — The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, 
And heavily in clouds brings on the day, 
The great, the important day, big with the fate 
Of Cato, and of Rome. — Addison, Goto. 

Day — " I've lost a day " — the prince who nobly cried, 
Had been an emperor without his crown. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Philip. Madam, a day may sink or save a realm. 
Mary. A day may save a heart from breaking too. 

Tennyson, Queen Mary. 

— Now's the day, and now's the hour, 

See the front o' battle lour. — Burns, Scots wha hae. 

— Sweet DAY, so cool, so calm, so bright, 

The bridal of the earth and sky.— G. Herbert, Virtue. 

«— The day is done, and the darkness 
Falls from the wings of Night, 
As a feather is wafted downward 
From an eagle in his flight. — Longfellow, The Day is Bone 
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Days. — My days are in the yellow leaf ; 

The flowers and fruits of love are gone ; 
The worm, the canker, and the grief 

Are mine alone ! — Byron, On ray Thirty -sixth Tear, 

— Of all the days that's in the week 

I dearly love but one day, 
And that's the day that comes betwixt 
A Saturday and Monday. 

H. Carey (1743), Sally in our AUey. 
Dead. — Dead, for a ducat, dead. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— There studious let me sit, 

And hold high converse with the mighty dead. 

Thomson, The Seasons, Winter. 

Death. — Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the 
grave. — Bishop Hall, Epistles. 

— A double death, to drown in ken of shore. 

Shakespere, Lucrece. 

— Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, 

Where death's approach is seen so terrible. — Ibid., Henry IV. 

— And nothing can we call our own but death, 
And that small model of the barren earth 
Which serves as paste and cover to our bones. 
For heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground, 
And tell sad stories of the death of kings. 

Ibid. , Richard II. 

— By foreign hands thy dying eyes were clos'd, 
By foreign hands thy decent limbs compos'd, 
By foreign hands thy humble grave adorn'd, 
By strangers honor'd, and by strangers mourn'd. 

Pope, Unfortunate Lady. 

— Death is the crown of. life : 

Were death deny'd, poor men would live in vain ; 
Were death deny'd, to live would not be life ; 
Were death deny'd, ev'n fools would wish to die. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

Every man at time of DEATH, 

Would fain set forth some saying that may live 
After his death and better humankind ; 
For death gives life's last word a power to live, 
And, like the stone- cut epitaph, remain 
After the vanished voice, and speak to men. 

Tennyson, Queen Mary. 

— Deliverer ! God hath anointed thee to free the oppressed, and 
crush the oppressor. — W. C Bryant. 

— Heaven gives its favourites early death. 

Byron, Uldlde 



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Death.— How wonderful is Death ! 

Death and his brother Sleep. — Shelley, Queen Mab. 

— God's finger touched him, and he slept. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam, 

— He fell asleep. — Acts vii. 60. 

— I fled, and cried out Death! 

Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd 
From all her caves, and back resounded Death. 

Milton, Paradise Lost* 

— - Leaves have their time to fall, 

And flowers to wither at the North-wind's breath, 

And stars to set ; — but all, 
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, Death ! 

Hemans, The Hour of Death. 

— Men must endure their going hence, 

Even as their coming hither. — Shakespere, King Lear. 

— Nothing in his life 

Became him like the leaving it ; be died, 
As one that had been studied in his death, 
To throw away the dearest thing he owed, 
As 't were a careless trifle. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

— eloquent, just and mightie Death ! whom none could advise, 
thou hast perswaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and 
whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the 
world and despised : thou hast drawne together all the f arre 
stretched greatnesse, all the pride, crueltie and ambition of men, 
and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet /— 
Sir Walter Raleigh, Historie of the World. 

— Oh, God ! it is a fearful thing 
To see the human soul take wing 

In any shape, in any mood. — Byron, Prisoner of OhUlon. 

— The quiet haven of us all. — Wordsworth. 

— There is no flock, however watched and tended, 

But one dead lamb is there ! 
There is no fireside, hnwsoe'er defended, 
But has one vacant chair. 

— There is no death ! What seems so is transition ; 

This lif e of mortal breath 
Is but a suburb of the life elysian, 
Whose portal we call death. — Longfellow, Resignation, 

— The sense of death is most in apprehension, 
And the poor beetle, that we tread upon, 

In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great 

As when a giant dies. — Shakespere, Measure for Meusura. 



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Death. — The shadow cloak'd from head to foot, 
Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam 

— The weariest and most loathed worldly life, 
That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment 
Can lay on nature, is a paradise 

To what we fear of death. 

Shake spere, Measure for Measure. 

— To every man upon this earth 

Death cometh soon or late, 
And how can man die better 

Than facing fearful odds, 
For the ashes of his fathers 

And the temples of his gods ? — Macaxjlay, Lays, Horatiiu. 

— Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, 

Death came with friendly care ; 
The opening bud to Heaven conveyed, 

And bade it blossom there. — Coleridge, On an Infant. 

Deed. — A deed without a name. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— How far that little candle throws its beam ! 
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. 

Ibid. , Merchant of Venic* 

Deeds. — Deeds, not words. 

Beaumont and Fletcher. Butler, Hudibrae 

— 'Tis deeds must win the prize. 

Shakespere, Taming of the Shrew. 

— For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds, 
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. 

Congreve, The Mourning Bride. 

— How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds 
Makes ill deeds done ! — Shakespere, King John. 

— Foul deeds will rise, 

Though all the earth o'erwhelm them to men's eyes. 

Ibid., Hamlet. 
Delays — All delays are dangerous in war. 

Dryden, Tyrannic Love. 

— Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends. 

Shakespere, Henry VI. 

Denmark. — Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. 

Ibid. Hamlet 

Deputation.— Deputation : A noun of multitude, which signifies 
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Derby Dilly. — So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides 
The Derby Dilly, carrying' Three Insides. 

G. Canning, The Loves of the Triangles 

Descent.-— From yon blue heaven above ns bent, 
The grand old gardener and his wife 
Smile at the claims of long descent. 

Tennyson, Lady Clara. 

Desert, —Oh ! that the desert were my dwelling-place, 
With one fair spirit for my minister, 
That I might all forget the human race, 
And, hating no one, love but only her ! — Byron, Childe Harold. 

Despair. — Then black despair, 

The shadow of a starless night, was thrown 
Over the world in which I moved alone. 

Shelley, The Revolt of Islam. 

•Devil. — Devil take the hindmost. — Beaumont and Fletcher. 
Butler, Hudibras. Prior, Ode on taking Nemur. Pope, 
Dunciad: Burns, To a Haggis. 

— Go, poor devil, get thee gone ; why should I hurt thee ? This 
world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me. 

Steene, Tristram Shandy. 

— He must go that the devil drives. 

Peele, Edward I. Shakespere, AIVs Well. 

■*— He must have a long spoon that eats with the Devil. — Chaucer, 
The Sguiere's Tale. Marlowe, The Jew of Malta. Shakespere, 

Two Gentlemen. Apius and Virginia. 

— He who will give the Devil his due. 

Shakespere, Henry IV. 

— The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. 

Ibid., Merchant of Venice 

— The Devil hath power to assume a pleasing shape. 

Ibid., Hamlet. 

— The Devil was sick, the Devil a monk would be ; 
The Devil was well, the Devil a monk was he. 

Eabelais. 

— God never had a church but there, men say, 

The Devil a chapel had raised by some wyles. 
I doubted of this saw, till on a day 

I westward spied great Edinburgh's Saint Giles. 

Drummond, Posthumous Poem* 

— Wherever God erects a house of prayer, 
The Devil always builds a chapel there, 
And 'twill be found upon examination, 
The latter has the largest congregation. 

Defoe, True-Born Englishman. 



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Devil. — No sooner is a temple built to God, but the Devil builds ■ 
chapel hard by. — Herbert, Jacula Prudentum. 

— "Where God hath a temple, the Devil will have a chapel. 

Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy. 

Dews. — The dews of the evening- most carefully shun, — 
Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun. 

Chesterfield, Advice to a Lady in Autumn. 

Dial. — True as the needle to the pole, 

Or as the dial to the sun. — Barton Booth, 1733. 

— True as the dial to the sun, 

Although it be not shin'd upon. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Diamonds. — Diamonds cut diamonds. — Ford, Lover's Melancholy. 

Die. — Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; 
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; 
This sensible warm motion to become 
A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit 
To bathe in fiery floods, or to reside 
La thrilling regions of thick-ribbed ice ; 
To be imprison'd in the viewless winds 
And blown with restless violence round about 
The pendent world. — Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

• — But thousands die without or this or that, 

Die, and endow a college or a cat. — Pope, Moral Essays. 

— But whether on the scaffold high, 

Or in the battle's van, 
The fittest place where man can DIE 

Is where he dies for man ! — M. J. BARRY. 

— He that dies pays all his debts. — Shakespere, Tempest. 

— He that dies this year is quit for the next.— Ibid., Henry IV. 

— All that lives must DIE, 

Passing through nature to eternity. — Ibid. , Hamlet. 

— To DIE is landing on some silent shore, 
Where billows never break, nor tempests roar ; 
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, 'tis o'er. 

S. Garth, The LHapensary. 

— They never fad who die 

In a great cause. — Btron, Marino Faliero. 

• - To live in hearts we leave behind, 

Is rot to die. — Campbell, Hallowed Ground. 

Digestion.— Now, good digestion wait on appetite, 
And health on both ! — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Dirty Work — Destroy his fib, or sophistry — in vain I 

rhe creature's at his dirty work again. — Pope, To Arbuthnoi. 



POPULAJt QUOTATIONS. *9 

Discontent. — Now is the winter of our DISCONTENT 
Made glorious summer by this sun of York, 
And all the clouds that lower'd upon our house 
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. 
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths ; 
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments ; 
Our stern alarums chang'd to merry meetings, 
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures. 
Grim-visaged war hath smooth'd his wrinkled front. 

Shakespere, Richard III, 

Discourse. — Bid me discotjkse, I will enchant thine ear. 

Ibid, Venus and Adonfa. 

— In discourse more sweet, 

For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense. 
Others apart sat on a hill retired, 
In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high 
Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate, 
Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute ; 
And found no end, in wand'ring mazes lost. 

Milton, Paradise Lost 

— Sure, He that made us with such large DISCOURSE, 
Looking before and after, gave us not 

That capability and godlike reason, 

To fast in us unus'd. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Discretion. — Discretion and hard valour are the twins of honour. 
And, nursed together, make a conqueror ; 
Divided, but a talker. — Beaumont and Fletcher. 

— Discretion the best part of valour. — Ibid. 

— The better part of valour is discretion. —Shakespere, 
Henry IV. Churchill, The Ghost. 

Disease. — He who cures a disease may be the skilfullest, but he that 
prevents it is the safest physician. — T. Fuller. 

— Diseases, desperate grown, 
By desperate appliance are relieved, 

Or not at all. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Desperate diseases need desperate cures. — Proverb. 

Disorder.— You have displac'd the mirth, broke the good meeting, 
With most admir'd disorder. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Disputing.-- The itch of disputing will prove the scab of churches. 

Sir Henry Wotton 



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Dissension. — Alas ! how light a cause may move 
Dissension between hearts that love ! 
Hearts that the world in vain had tried, 
And sorrow but more closely tied ; 
That stood the storm, when waves were rough, 
Yet in a sunny hour fall off, 
Like ships that have gone down at sea, 
When heaven was all tranquillity. 

Moore, The Light of the Harem 

Dissimulation — Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy ; for it 
asketh a strong wit and a strong heart to know when to tell the 
truth and to do it. — Bacon. 

Distance. — 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, 
And robes the mountain in its azure hue. 

Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, 

Ditto to Mr. Burke. — At the conclusion of one of Mr. Burke's eloquent 
harangues, Mr. Cruger, finding nothing to add, or perhaps, as he 
thought, to add with effect, exclaimed earnestly, in the language oi 
the counting-house, "I say ditto to Mr. Burke, I say ditto t<* 
Mr. Burke." — Prior, Life of Burke. 

Doctor Fell. — I do not love thee Doctor Fell, 
The reason why I cannot tell ; 
But this alone I know full well, 
I do not love thee, Doctor Fell. — Tom Browne, 1704. 

Doctors Who shall decide, when doctors disagree, 

And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me ? 

Pope, Moral Essays. 

Doctrine. — Prove their doctrine orthodox, 

By apostolic blows and knocks. —Butler, Hudibras. 

— Some to church repair, 

Not for the doctrine but the music there. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

— What makes all doctrines plain and clear ? 
About two hundred pounds a year. 

And that which was proved true before, 

Prove false again ? Two hundred more. — Butler, Hudibi'M. 

Dog. — And in that town a dog was found, 
As many dogs there be, 
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound, 
And curs of low degree. — Goldsmith, On a Mad Dog, 

— The DOG, to gain his piivate ends, 
Went mad, and bit the man. — Ibid. 

— The man recovered of the bite ; 
The dog it waa that died — Ibid. 



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Dog. — I am his Highness's dog at Kew ; 

Pray tell me, sir, wliose dog are you ? — Pope, Windsor Forest. 

— Let Hercules himself do what he may, 

The cat will mew, and dog will have his day. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Dogs. — Let DOGS delight to bark and bite, 
For G-od hath made them so ; 
Let bears and lions growl and fight, 

For 'tis their nature to. — Watts, Song xvi. 

Domestic Joy. — How small, of all that human hearts endure, 
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure ! 
Still to ourselves in every place consign'd, 
Our own felicity we make or find. 
With secret course, which no loud storms annoy, 
Glides the smooth current of domestic jot. 

Johnson, Lines addtd to Goldsmith's Traveller, j 

Done. — If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well 
It were done quickly : if the assassination 
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, 
With-his surcease, success ; that but this blow 
Might be the be-all and the end-all here, 
But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — 
We'd jump the life to come. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— What's done we partly may compute, 
But know not what's resisted. 

Burns, Address to the Unco 1 Guid. 

Dotes. — But, 0, what damned minutes tell he o'er, 

Who dotes, yet doubts ; suspects, yet strongly loves ! 

Shakespere, OtheUtK. 

double. — Double, double toil and trouble. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Double Sense. — And be these juggling fiends no more believ'd, 
That palter with us in a double sense ; 
That keep the word of promise to our ear, 
And break it to our hope. — Ibid. 

Doubt.— There lives more faith in honest doubt, 

Believe me, than in half the creeds. — Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— When in doubt, win the trick. — Hotle, Mules for Learners. 

— To be once in doubt 

Is once to be resolved. — Shakespere, QtheUo. 

Doubts — Our doubts are traitors, 

And make us lose the good- we oft might win. 

By fearing to attempt. — Ibid., Measure for Measure. 

— But now, I am cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, bound in 
To saucy doubts and fears. — Ibid., Macbeth. 



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Down. — He that is down can fall no lower. — Butler, Hudibrcu. 

— He that is down needs fear no fall. 

Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress. 
Downs. — All in the Downs the fleet was moor'd. 

Gay, Sweet William? 's FarexeU 
Dream. — A change carne o'er the spirit of my DREAM. 

Byron, The Bream. 

— I had a dream which was not all a dream. — Ibid., Darkness. 

Dreams. — Till their own dreams at length deceive 'em, 
And, oft repeating, they believe 'em. — Prior, Alma. 

— To all, to each, a fair good-night, 

And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light ! — Scott, Marmion, 

— True, I talk of dreams, 
Which are the children of an idle brain, 
Begot of nothing but vain fantasy. 

Shake spere, Borneo and Juliet* 
Drink. — I drink no more than a sponge. — Rabelais. 

— If on thy theme I rightly think, 
There are five reasons why men DRINK : 
Good wine, a friend, because I'm dry, 
Or least I should be by-and-by, 

Or any other reasons why. — H. Aldrich, Biog. Brit. 

— Drink to me only with thine eyes, 

And I will pledge with mine ; 
Or leave a kiss but in the cup, 
And I'll not look for wine.— Ben Jonson, The Forest. 
Drown. — Lord, methought, what pain it was to drown 1 
What dreadful noise of water in mine ears ! 
What sights of ugly death within mine eyes ! 
Methought I saw a thousand fearful wracks ; 
A thousand men that fishes gnaw'd upon ; 
Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, 
Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, 
All scattered in the bottom of the sea ; 
Some lay in dead men's skulls; and in those holes 
Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, 
As 'twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems. 

Shakespere, Ru hard TIL 
Drum. --Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, 
As his corse to the rampart we hurried. 

But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, 
With his martial cloak around him. 

We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, 
But we left him- alone with his glory I 

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Dryden Waller was smooth, but Dryden taught to join 

The varying verse, the full responding- line, 

The long majestic march, and energy divine. — Pope, Horase. 

Duke Humphrey. — A name used in an old expression, " To dine with 
Duke Humphrey," that is, to have no dinner at all. This phrase 
is said to have arisen from the circumstance that a part of the 
public walks in Old Saint Paul's, London, was called Duke Hum- 
phrey's Walk, and that those who were without the means of de- 
fraying their expenses at a tavern were formerly accustomed to 
walk here in hope of procuring an invitation. 

— It distinctly appears . . that one Diggory Chuzzlewit was in the 
habit of perpetually dining with Duke Humphrey. So constantly 
was he a guest at that nobleman's table, indeed, and so unceasingly 
were his grace's hospitality and companionship forced, as it were, 
upon him, that we find him uneasy, and full of constraint and re- 
luctance ; writing his friends to the effect, that, if they fail to do 
so and so by bearer, he will have no choice but to dine again with 
Duke Humphrey. — Dickens. 

— In the form Humfrey, it [Hunifred] was much used by the 
great house of Bohun, and through his mother, their heiress, de- 
scended to the ill-fated son of Henry IV. , who has left it an open 
question whether dining with Duke Humphrey alludes to the re- 
port that he was starved to death, or to the Elizabethan habit for 
poor gentility to beguile the dinner hour by a promenade near hia 
tomb in old St. Paul's. — Yonge. 

Dunce. — How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, 
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home. 

Cowper, The Progress of Error. 
Dust. — Dust to dust. — Common Prayer. 

— Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. — Genesis iii 19. 

Duties. — Duties are ours ; events are God's. — Cecil. 

Duty. — Duty, though set about by thorns, may still be made a staft 
supporting even while it tortures. Cast it away, and, like the 
prophet's wand, it changes to a snake. — D. Jerrold. 

— Let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light, and 
prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this pre- 
cept well to heart : "Do the DUTY which lies nearest to thee," 
which thou knowest to be a duty ! Thy second duty will already 
have become clearer. — T. Carlyle. 

— Every subject's duty is the king's ; but every subject's soul ia 
his own. — Shakespere, Henry V. 

-;- Such duty as the subject owes the prince, 
Even such a woman oweth to her husband. 

Ibid. , Taming of the Shrew. 
Dwarf. — A dwarf sees farther than the giant when he has the giant's 
shoulder to mount on,— Coleridge, The Friend. 



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Dwarf. — A DWARF on a giant's shoulders sees further of the two, 

Herbert, Jacula Prudentum. 

— Grant them but dwarfs, yet stand they on giant's shoulders, and 
may see the further. — Fuller, The Holy State. 

Dyer. — My nature is subdued to what it works in, like the DYEH'a 
hand. — Shakespere, Sonnets. 

Dying.— Dying, bless the hand that gave the blow. 

Dryden, Spanish Friar. 

— The air is full of fareweDs to the dying. 

Longfellow, Resignation. 



E. 

Eagle. — That eagle's fate and mine are one, 

Which, on the shaft that made him die, 
Espied a feather of his own, 
Wherewith he wont to soar so high. 

E. Waller, To a Lady Singing a Song of his Composing. 

— So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, 
No more through rolling clouds to soar again, 
Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, 

And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart. 

Byron, English Bards. 

Ear. — One eare it heard, at the other out it went. 

Chaucer, Troilus and Greseide. 

Bars. — Heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears. 

2 Timothy, iv. 3. 

Earth. — Alas ! for love if thou art all, 

And naught beyond, O Earth ! — Hemans, Graves of a Household. 

— Earth, lie gently on their aged bones. — S. May. 

— Lie heavy on him, Earth ! For he 
Laid many a heavy load on thee. 

Epitaph on Sir John VanbrugK 

— Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. 

Moore, Gome ye Disconsolate. 

-- Earth, ocean, air, beloved brotherhood. — Shelley, Alastor. 

— EARTn, air, and ocean, glorious three. 

R. Montgomery, Woman, 

-Shall I not take mine EASE in mine inn ? 

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El Dorado. — [Sp., the Golden Land.] A name given by the Spaniards 
to an imaginary country, supposed, in the 16th century, to be situ- 
ated in the interior of South America, between the Rivers Orinoco 
and Amazon, and abounding in gold and all manner of precious 
stones. Expeditions were fitted out for the purpose of discovering 
this fabulous region ; and, though all such attempts proved abor • 
tive, the rumours of its existence continued to be believed down to 
the beginning of the 18th century. 

— In short, the whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado cf wit, where 
the precious metal is thrown about by all classes as carelessly as if 
they had not the least idea of its value. — Moore. 

Elia. — A pseudonym under which Charles Lamb wrote a series of cele- 
brated essays, which were begun in the i- London Magazine," and 
were afterwards collected and published by themselves. 

— Comfort thee, thou mourner, yet a while ; 

Again shall Elia's smile 
Refresh thy heart, where heart can ache no more. 
"What is it we deplore ? — Laxdor. 

— He is also the true Elia, whose essays are extant in a little volume 
published a year or two since, and rather better known from that 
name withoui a meaning than from anything he has done, or can 
hope to do, in his own. — C. Lamb, Autobiographical Sketch, 1827. 

Emerald Isle. — A name sometimes given to Ireland on account of the 
peculiar bright green look of the surface of the country. It was 
first used by Dr. "William Drennan (1734-1820), author of " Glen- 
dalough, and other poems." It occurs in his poem entitled 
"Erin." 

— When Erin first rose from the dark-swelling flood, 
God blessed the green island : he saw it was good. 
The Emerald of Europe, it sparkled, it shone, 
In the ring of this world the most precious stone. 

Arm of Erin, prove strong : but be gentle as brave, 
And, uplifted to strike, still be ready to save : 
Nor one feeling of vengeance presume to defile 
The cause or the men of the Emerald Isle. 

Empty. — My Lord St. Albans said that nature did never put her pre- 
cious jewels into a garret four stories high, and therefore that 
exceeding tall men had ever very empty heads. 

Bacon, Apophthegms. 

— Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature hath bailt 
many stories high. — T. Fuller, Andronicus. 

End. — The exd must justify the means. — Prior, Hans Carvel 

Ends. — There's a divinity that shapes our ENDS, 

Rough-hew them how we will — Shakespere, Hamlet 



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Enemy. — O that men should put an enemy in their mouths, to steal 
away their brains ! — Siiakespere, Othello. 

Enough — Enough is good as a feast. 

Ray, Proverbs. Bickerstaff, Love in a VMagt. 

Engineer. — For 'tis the sport to have the f.ngineeb 
Hoist with his own petard.— Shakespeke, Hamifit. 

England. — Be England what she will, 

"With all her faults she is my country still. 

Churchill, Tht PomwiL 

— England, with all thy faults I love thee still, 
My country ! — Cowper, Task. 

— Come the three corners of the world in arms, 

And we shall shock them. Naught shall make um rue, 
If England to itself do rest but true. 

Shakespere, King John. 

— This England never did, nor never shall . 
Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror. — Ibid. 

'•*- This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle. 
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, 
This other Eden, demi-paradise ; 
This fortress, built by Nature for herself, 
Against infection and the hand of war ; 
This happy breed of men, this little world, 
This precious stone set hi the silver sea, 
Which serves it in the office of a wall, 
Or as a moat defensive to a house, 
Against the envy of less happier lands ; 
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this ENGLAND. 

Ibid., Richard 21. 

English. — Here will be an old abusing of . . . the king's English. 

Ibid., Merry Wive* 

Ensign. — Th' imperial ensign, which, full high advanc'd, 
Shone like a meteor, streaming to the wind. 

Milton, Paradise Lost 

Envy. — Base envy withers at another's joy, 

And hates that excellence it cannot reach. 

Thomson, The Stasont. 

— Env r is a kind of praise. — Gay. 

— Enyy will merit as its shade pursue, 

But, like a shadow, proves the substance true. 

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Envy. — Envy, eld&st-born of hell, embrued 

Her hands in blood, and taught the sons of men 

To make a death which nature never made, 

And God abhorred ; with violence rude to break 

The thread of life, ere half its length was run, 

And rob a wretched brother of his being. 

With joy Ambition saw, and soon improved 

The execrable deed. "Twas not enough 

By subtle fraud to snatch a single life ; 

Puny impiety ! Whole kingdoms fell 

To sate the lust of power : more horrid still, 

The foulest stain and scandal of our nature, 

Became its boast. One murder made a villain : 

Millions, a hero. Princes were privileged 

To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. 

Ah ! why will kings forget that they are men ? 

And men that they are brethren *? Why delight 

In human sacrifice ? Why burst the ties 

Of nature, that should knit their souls together 

In one soft bond of amity and love ? — Bishop POR'IEOUS. 

Epitaph. — Let there be no inscription upon my tomb ; lei no man 
•write my epitaph : no man can write my epitaph. 

BOBERT EHMETT. 

— Believe a woman or an epitaph, 

Or any other thing that's false. — Bybon, EnglisJi Bards. 

Equity. — Equity is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure, know 
what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that 
is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tia 
all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we 
call a foot a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would 
this be ! One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a 
third an indifferent foot. 'Tis the same in the Chancellor's con- 
science. — Selden, fable Talk. 

Equivocation. — How absolute the knave is ! we must speak by the 
card, or equivocation will undo us. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— - To doubt the equivocation of the fiend, 

That lies like truth : Fear not, till Birnam wood 
Do come to Dunsinane. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Err — To err is human, to forgive divine. — Pope, Essay on Criticifm. 

Error — Errors like straws upon the surface flow ; 
He who would search for pearls must dive below. 

Dryden, AUfor Lon. 

— It is much easier to meet with ERROR than to find truth ; erroi 
is on the surface, and can be more easily met with ; truth is hid in 
great depths, the way to seek does not appear to all the world.— 
Goethe. 



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Eternal City, The. — A popular and very ancient designation of Roma, 
which was fabled to have been built, under the favour and im- 
mediate direction of the gods. The expression, or its equivalent, 
frequently occurs in classic authors, as Livy, Tibullus, Quintilian, 
&c. In the iEneid, Virgil, following the received tradition, 
represents Jupiter as holding the following language to Venus, in 
reference to the Romans, who were supposed to be the descendants 
of her son iEneas : — 

To them no bounds of empire I assign, 

No term of years to their immoktal line.- Dryden, Trans. 

Eternity. — Eternity, whose end no eye can reach. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, 

Evening. — Evening came. 

The setting sun stretched his celestial rods of light 
Across the level landscape, and, like the Hebrews 
In Egypt, smote the rivers, brooks, and ponds, 
And they became as blood. — Longfellow. 

— Now came still evening on, and twilight gray 
Had in her sober livery all things clad ; 
Silence accompany'd ; for beast and bird, 
They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, 
Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; 
She all night her amorous descant sung ; 
Silence was pleas'd : now glowed the firmament 
With living sapphires ; Hesperus, that led 

The starry host, rode brightest, till the moon, 
Rising in clouded majesty, at length 
Apparent queen unveil'd her peerless light, 
And o'er the dark her silver mantle threw. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Events. — 'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, 
And coming events cast their shadows before. 

Campbell's LochieVs Warning. 

Everyone. — Everyone is as God made him, and oftentimes a great 
deal worse. — Don Quixote. 

Evil. — Evil is wrought by want of thought 

As well as want of heart. — Hood, The Lady's Dream. 

— Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears : 
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. 

The evil that men do lives after them, 
The good is oft interred with their bones. 

Shakespere, Julius Cmar. 

— Trom seeming ev~l still educing good. — Thomson, Hymn. 

— Of two EVILS, the less is always to be chosen. 

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Evil. — One impulse from a vernal wood 
May teach you more of man, 
Of moral evil and of good, 
Than all the sages can. — Wordsworth, Tables Turned. 

— So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, 
Farewell remorse : all good to me, is lost. 

Evil, be thou my good.— Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— There is some soul of goodness in things EVIL, 

Would men observingly distil it out. — Shakespere, Henry V. 

Example — Example is more forcible than precept. People look at 
my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh. 

Rev. R. CECiii. 

Excess. — To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, 
To throw a perfume on the violet, 
To smooth the ice, or add another hue 
"Onto the rainbow, or with taper-light 
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, 
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. — Shakespere, King John. 

Exile. — There came to the beach a poor exile of Erin ; 
The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill ! 
For his country he sighed, when at twilight repairing, 
To wander alone by the wind-beaten hill. 

Campbell, The Exile of Erin. 

Expectation. — Oft expectation fails, and most oft there 
Where most it promises. — Shakespere, AWs Well. 

— 'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear ; 
Heaven were not heaven, if we knew what it were. 

Sir J. Suckling, Against Fruition. 

Experience — Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in 
no other, and scarce in that ; for it is true we may give advice, but 
we cannot give conduct. — B. Franklin. 

— Experience does take dreadfully high school-wages, but he 
teaches like no other. — T. Carltle. 

— I had rather have a fool to make me merry, than EXPERIENCE 
to make me sad. — Shakespere, As You Like It. 

— Long experience made him sage. 

Gay, The Shepherd and the Philosopher. 

Extremes. — Extremes in nature equal good produce ; 

Extremes in man concur to general use. — Pope, Moral Essays. 

Eye. — All seems infected that th' infected spy, 
As all looks yellow to the jaundic'd eye. 

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Eye.— An unforgiving EYE, and a damned disinheriting countenance. 

Sheridan, School for Scandal. 

— The harvest of a quiet eye, 

That broods and sleeps on his own heart. 

Words-worth, A Poet's Epitaph. 

Eyes. — Eyes that dioop like summer flowers. — L. E. L. 

— Her eyes are homes of silent prayer. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 



F. 

Face. — He had a face like a benediction. 

Cervantes, Don Quixote. 

— Her FACE is like the milky way i' the sky, 
A meeting of gentle lights without a name. 

Sir John Suckling, Brennoralt. 

— There's no art 

To find the mind's construction in the face. 

Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— Faces are as legible as books, only with these circumstances to 
recommend them to our perusal, that they are read in much lesa 
time, and are much less likely to deceive us. — Lavater. 

— Sea of upturned faces. — Sir W. Scott, Bob Boy. Daniel 
Webster, Speech, Sept. 1842. 

Facts. — Facts are stubborn things. — Smollett, Trans. Gil Bias. 

— But facts are chiels that winna ding, 

An' downa be disputed. — Burns, A Dream. 

— The right honourable gentleman is indebted to bis memory for 
his jests and to his imagination for his facts. 

Sheridan, Speech in Reply to Mr. Dundas. 

Fail. — Macb. If we should fail, — 

Lady M. We fail ! 

But screw your courage to the sticking-place, 

And we'll not fail. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves 
For a bright manhood, there is no such word 
As— fail. — Lytton, Richelieu. 

Failings — And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side. 

Goldsmith, Deserted ViUagt. 

Faint — Faint heart ne'er won fair lady. — Britain, Ida. King, 
Orpheus and Eurydice. Burns, To Dr. Bla-zkhclc, Oolmjuj, 
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Faith. — His FAITH, perhaps, in some nice tenets might 
Be wrong ; his life, I'm sure, was in the right. 

Cowley, On Grashavs. 

— In Faith and Hope the world will disagree, 

But all mankind's concern is charity. — Pope, Essay on Man. 

— welcome purely' d Faith, white-handed Hope. 
Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings ! — MlLTON. 

— Perplex'd in faith, but pure in deeds, 

At last he beat his music out. 
There lives more faith in honest doubt, 
Bslieve me, than in half the creeds. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— 'Tis hers to pluck the amaranthine flower 

Of faith, and round the sufferer's temples bind 
Wreaths that endure affliction's heaviest shower, 
And do not shrink from sorrow's keenest wind. 

Wordsworth, Sonnets. 
Faithful. — So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found 

Among the faithless, faithful only he. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Fallen. — Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, 
Fallen from his high estate, 

And weltering in his blood ; 
Deserted, at his utmost need, 
By those his former bounty fed ; 
On the bare earth expos' d he lies, 
With not a friend to close his eyes. — Dryden, Alexander's Feast. 

False. — But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue 
Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear 
The better reason, to perplex and dash 
Maturest counsels. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— False as dicers' oaths. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Falsehood. — A goodly apple rotten at the heart. 
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath ! 

Ibid. , Merchant of VentM. 

— Had I a heart for falsehood framed, 

I ne'er could injure you.— Sheridan, The Duenna. 

— Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear 
Touch'd lightly ; for no falsehood can endure 
Touch of celestial temper. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Fame — Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise 
(That last infirmity of noble mind) 
To scorn delights, and live laborious days ; 
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, 
And think to burst out into sudden blaze, 
Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, 
And slit the thin-spun life. — Ibid., Lycidas. 



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Fame. — Above all Greek, above all Roman fame. — Pope's Horaee. 

— All crowd, who foremost stall be danm'd to fame. 

Ibid., Dunciad. 

— Ab ! wbo can tell bow bard it is to climb 

The steep wbere Fame' s proud temple sbines afar ? 

Beattie, The Minstrel. 

— Better than fame is still the wish for fame, 

The glorious training for a glorious strife. — Lytton. 

— Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. — Milton. Lycidas. 

— Folly loves the martyrdom of FAME. 

Byron. Death of Sheiidan. 

— Men the most infamous are fond of fame, 

And those wbo fear not guilt yet start at shame. 

Churchill, The Author 
• — Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favours call ; 
She comes unlook'd for, if she comes at all. 

Pope, Windsor Forest. 

— Nothing can cover his high fame, but Heaven; 
No pyramids set off his memories. 

But the eternal substance of his greatness ; 

To which I leave him. — Beaumont and Fletcher. 

— The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome 
Outiives in fame the pious fool that raised it. 

Colley Cibber, liichard lit 

- The drying up a single tear has more 

Of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore. 

Byron, Don Juan. 

— The perfume of heroic deeds. — Socrates. 

— Unblemish'd let me live, or die unknown ; 
O grant an honest fame, or grant me none ! 

Pope, Windsor Forest. 

— What is the end of fame ? 'tis but to fill 

A certain portion of uncertain paper. — Byron, Don Juan. 

— What rage for fame attends both great and small ! 

Better be d — d than mentioned not at all. — Dr. J. WoLCOTT. 

— What shall I do to be forever known, 

And make the age to come my own ? — Cowley, The Motto. 

Familiarly. — Talks as familiarly of roaring bons, 
As maids of thirteen do of puppy-dogs ! 

Shakesfere, King John. 

Families. — Great families of yesterday we show, 

And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who. 

Defoe, True- Born Englishman. 



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Famous. — I awoke one morning and found myself famous. 

Byron, Memorials by Moore. 
Fancy. — Bright-eyed fancy, hovering o'er, 
Scatters from her pictured urn, 
Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. 

Gray, Progress of Potty. 

— Pacing through the forest, 
Chewing the end of sweet and bitter FANCY. 

Shakespere, As Ton Like It. 
Far. — Far as the solar walk or milky way. — Pope, Essay on Man. 

Farewell.— Fare thee well ! and if for ever, 

Still for ever, fare thee well.— Byron, Fare thee well. 

— Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! 
This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth 
The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, 
And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : 
The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost. 

Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

— Farewell ! a word that must be, and hath been — 
A sound which makes us linger ; — yet — farewell. 

Byron, Ghilde Harold. 
~ - Farewell ! 

For in that word, — that fatal word, — howe'er 

We promise — hope — believe, — there breathes despair. 

Ibid., The Corsair. 

— Farewell, happy fields, 
Where joy forever dwells : hail, horrors ; hail. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— Farewell ! if ever fondest prayer 

For other's weal availed on high, 
Mine will not all be lost in air, 

But waft thy name beyond the sky. 

Byron, FareweU! if ever. 

— I only know we loved in vain — 

I only feel — farewell ! — farewell ! — Ibid. 

0, now, for ever, 
Farewell the tranquil mind ! farewell content 1 
Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, 
That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! 
Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, 
The spirit-stirring drum, th' ear-piercing fife, 
The royal banner, and all quality, 
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! 
And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats 
The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, 
Farewell 1 Othello's occupation's gone ! 

Shakespere, Othelh. 



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Farewell. — The bitter word which closed all earthly friendships, and 
finished every feast of love,— fake well. 

Pollok, The Course of Time. 
Fasten — Fasten him as a nail in a sure place. — Isaiah, xxii. 23. 

Fat — "Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat. 

Boswell, Johnson. 

Fata Morgana. — The name of a potent fairy, celebrated in the tales 
of chivalry, and in the romantic poems of Italy. She was a pupil 
of the enchanter Merlin, and the sister of Arthur, to whom she 
discovered the intrigue of Queen Guinevere with Lancelot of the 
Lake. In the "Orlando Inamorato" of Bojardo, she appears at 
first as a personification of Fortune, inhabiting a splendid resi- 
dence at the bottom of a lake, and dispensing all the treasures 
of the earth ; but she is afterwards found in her proper station, 
subject, with the other fairies and the witches, to the all-potent 
Demogorgon 

At the present day, the appellation of Fata Morgana is given to 
a strange meteoric phenomenon, nearly allied to the mirage, witnessed, 
in certain states of the tide and weather, in the Straits of Messina, 
between Calabria and Sicily, and occasionally, though rarely, on other 
coasts. It consists in the appearance, in the air over the surface of the 
sea, of multiplied inverted images of objects on the surrounding coasts, 
— groves, hills, and towers,— all represented as in a moving picture. 
The spectacle is popularly supposed to be produced by the fairy whoBe 
name is given to it. 

Fate. — A few seem favourites of fate, 
In pleasure's lap carest ; 
Yet, think not all the rich and great 
Are likewise truly blest. — Burns, Man was Made to Mourn. 

— Ask me no more ; thy fate and mine are seal'd ; 
I strove against the stream and all in vain : 

Let the great river take me to the main : 
No more, dear love, for at a touch I yield ; 
Ask me no more. 

Tennyson, The Pi-incest. 

— Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— And binding nature fast in FATE, 

Let free the human will. — Ibid., Universal Prayer. 

~ Perish the thought ! No, never be it said 

That fate itself could awe the soul of Richard. 
Hence, babbling dreams ; you threaten here in vain : 
Conscience, avaunt, Richard's himself again ! 
Hark ! the shrill trumpet sounds, to horse, away, 
My soul's in arms, and eager for the fray. 

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Father. — Father of all ! in every age 
In every clime adored, 
By saint, by savage, and by sage, 
Jehovab, Jove, or Lord. — Pope, Universal Prayer. 

— Her father lov'd me ; oft invited me ; 
Still qnestion'd me the story of my life, 
From year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes, 
That I have pass'd. 

I ran it through, even from my boyish days, 

To the very moment that he bade me tell it : 

Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, 

Of moving accidents by flood and field ; 

Of hair-breadth 'scapes i' the imminent deadly breach ; 

Of being taken by the insolent foe, 

And sold to slavery ; of my redemption thence, 

And portance in my travel's history : 

"Wherein of antres vast, and deserts idle, 

Bough quarries, rocks and hills whose heads touch heaven, 

It was my hint to speak, — such was the process. 

Shake spebe, OtheUo, 

— If the man who turnips cries 
Cry not when his father dies, 
'Tis a proof that he had rather 

Have a turnip than his father. — Johmoniana. 

— It is a wise father that knows his own child. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venue. 

— With filial confidence inspired, 

Can lift to Heaven an unpresumptuous eye, 
And smiling say, ' ' My father made them all ! " 

Cowper, The Task. 

Fathom. — Full FATH03I five thy father lies ; 

Of his bones are coral made- 
Those are pearls that were his eyes; 

Nothing of him that doth fade, 
But doth suffer a sea-change 
Into something rich and strange. — Shakespere, Tempest. 

Fault. — And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault 

Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. — Ibid. , King John. 

— Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it. 

Ibid., Measure for Meaturt 

— He that dees one fault at first, 

And lies to hide it, makes it two. — Watts, Song xv. 

— Dare to be true, nothing can need a lie ; 

A FAULT which needs it most grows two thereby. 

H ebbert, The Church Porch. 




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Faults.— They Bay, best men are moulded out of faults. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

Faultless. — Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, 
Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. 

Pope, Essay on Oriticism, 

Favourite A favourite has no friend. — Gray. 

Fear. — Early and provident FEAR is the mother of safety. 

Ed. Burke. 

— Fear is the mother of safety. — Sir H. Taylor. 

— Fear God. Honour the King. — 1 Peter, ii. 17. 

— Fear guides more to their duty than gratitude ; for one man 
who is virtuous from the love of virtue, from the obligation he 
thinks he lies under to the Giver of all, there are ten thousand who 
are good only from their apprehension of punishment. 

Goldsmith. 

— 0, FEAR not in a world like this, 

And thou shalt know ere long, — 
Know how sublime a thing it is 
To suffer and be strong. — Longfellow, The Light of the Stars. 

Fears. — Present fears 

Are less than horrible imaginings. — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Feast. — A feast of fat things. — Isaiah, xxv. 6. 

Feather in your Cap. — A success or triumph. The feather has always 
been used as an emblem of rank as well as ornament. Latham 
states that, amongst some wild Indian tribes, every warrior who 
kills an enemy puts a feather into his cap for each victim. 

Features. — Features — the great soul's apparent seat. 

W. 0. Bryant. 
Feet. — Her feet beneath her petticoat 
Like little mice stole in and out, 

As if they feared the light ; 
But O, she dances such a way ! 
No sun upon an Easter-day 

Is half so fine a sight. — Sir J. SUCKLING. 

— Her pretty feet, like snails, did creep 

A little out, and then, 
As if they played at bopeep, 

Did soon draw in again. — Robert Herrick. 

Fie, fob, fum. — Fie, foh, and fum, 

I smell the blood of a British man. — Shakespere, King liea/r. 

Fields. — His nose was as sharp as a pen, and a babbled of gr*e* 
fields. — Shakespere, Henry V. 

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Fight. — That same man, that runnith awaie, 

Maie again fight an other daie. — Erasmus, Apothegms. 

— For those that fly may fight again, 

Which he can never do "that's slain. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Fights. — He that fights and runs away 
May turn and fight another day ; 
But he that is in battle slain 
Will never rise to fight again. — Ray, History of the Eebellion. 

— For he who fights and runs away 
May live to fight another day ; 
But he who is in battle slain 

Can never rise and fight again. 

The Art of Poetry, Edited by O. Goldsmith (?), 

Fine — That air and harmony of shape express, 

Fine by degrees and beautifully less. — Prior, Henry and Emma,. 

Fire. — A little fire is quickly trodden out, 

Which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench. 

Shakspere, Henry VI. 

Firmament. — The spacious firmament on high, 
With all the blue ethereal sky, 
And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
Their great Original proclaim. — Addison, Ode. 

First — To the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and 
first in the hearts of his countrymen. 

General Lee, Eulogy on Washington. 

Fish — Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring. — Sir H. Sheers, 
Satyr on the Sea Officers. Tom Brown, yEneus Sylvius's Letter. 
Dryden, Epilogue to the Duke of Guise. 

Fishes. — 3 Fisherman. Master, I marvel how the fishes live in tha 
sea. 
1 Fisherman. Why, as men do a-land : the great ones eat uy 
the little ones. — Shakespere, Pericles. 

Fits. — 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. 

Collins, The Passions. 

Flatterers. — By flatterers besieg'd, 
And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; 
Like Cato, give his little senate laws, 
And sit attentive to his own applause. — Pope, To Arbuthnot. 

— When flatterers meet, the Devil goes to dinner. — Defob. 

Flattery. — Flattery is the bellows blows up sin. 

Shakespere, Pericles, 

— Parent of wicked, bane of honest deeds. — Prior. 

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Flattery. — 'Tis an old maxim in the schools, 
That flattery's the food of fools; 
Yet now and then your men of wit 
Will condescend to take a bit.— Swift, Cadenus and Vane*$a, 

Flea. — So, naturalists observe, a flea 
Has smaller fleas that on him prey ; 
And these have smaller still to bite 'em ; 
And so proceed ad infinitum. — Ibid., Poetry, a Rhapsody 

Fleas — Great fleas have little fleas 
Upon their backs, to bite 'em ; 
And little fleas have lesser fleas, 
And so ad infinitum. — Lowell, Biglow Papers. 

Flesh. — flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified ! 

Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

— O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, 
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew ; 
Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd 
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. O God ! God ! 
How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable 
Seem to me all the uses of this world ! — Ibid., Hamlet. 

Flirtation. — I assisted at the birth of that most significant word 
" flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in 
the world. — Chesterfield, The World. 

Flower. — And 'tis my faith that every flower 

Enjoys the air it breathes. — Wordsworth, Early Spring. 

Flowers Spake full well, in language quaint and olden, 

One who dwelleth by the castled Rhine, 
When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, 
Stars, that in earth's firmament do shine. 

Longfellow, Flowers. 

Flying Dutchman. — The name given by sailors to a phantom ship, 
supposed to cruise in storms off the Cape of Good Hope. Accord- 
ing to tradition, a Dutch captain, bound home from the Indies, 
met with long-continued head-winds and heavy weather off the 
Cape of Good Hope, and refused to put back as he was advised to 
do, swearing a very profane oath that he would beat round the 
Cape, if he had to beat there until the Day of Judgment. He 
was taken at his word, and doomed to beat against head -winds all 
his days. His sails are believed to have become threadbare, and 
his ship's sides white with age, and himself and crew reduced 
almost to shadows. He cannot; heave-to, or lower a boat, but 
sometimes hails vessels through his trumpet, and requests them to 
take letters home for him. The superstition has its origin, pro- 
bably, in the looming, or apparent suspension in the air, of some 
ship out of sight — a phenomenon sometimes witnessed at sea, and 
caused by unequal refraction in the lower strata of the atmosphere. 



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Foe. — He makes no friend who never made a foe. — Tennyson. 

Foemen. — The stern joy which warriors feel 

la foemen worthy of their steel.— Scott, Lady of the Lake. 

Pool. — At thirty, man suspects himself a FOOL ; 
Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Be wise with speed ; 

A fool at forty is a fool indeed. — Ibid., Love of Fame. 

— Every FOOL will be meddling. — Proverbs, xx. 3. 

— No creature smarts so little as a FOOL. — Pope, To Arbuthnot. 

— They fool me to the top of my bent. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— In this fool's Paradise he drank delight. 

Craf.be, The Borough. 

Pools. — Fools admire, but men of sense approve. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism 

-- Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them. — B. Fkanklin. 

— Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 



— The Paradise of fools, to few unknown. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— She was a wight. — if ever such wight were, — 
Des. To do what ? 

Iago. To suckle FOOLS, and chronicle small beer. 

Des. 0, most lame and impotent conclusion ! — Ibid. , Othello. 

Poot. — Hy FOOT is on my native heath, and my name is MacGregor. 

Scott, Bob Boy. 

"Force. — Who overcomes 

By force, hath overcome but half his foe. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Forefathers. — Each in his narrow cell forever laid, 

The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. — Gray, Elegy. 

Forgave. — A coward never forgave. It is not in his nature.— 
Sterne. 

Forgiveness. — Forgiveness to the injured does belong ; 
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong. 

Drtden, Conquest of Granada. 

Forlorn Hope. — The leading company in an attack. From the German 
Verloren haufe — lost troop or band. 



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Fortune. — Fortune ! if thou'll but gie me still 
Hale breeks, a scone, an' whisky gill, 
An' rowth o' rhyme to rave at will, 

Tak' a' the rest ; 
An' deal't about as thy blind skill 

Directs the best.— Burns, Scotch Drink. 

— "When fortune means to men most good, 
She looks upon them with a threatening eye. 

Shakespebe, King John. 

Fragments.-— Gather up the FRAGMENTS that remain, that nothing b« 
lost.— -John, vi. 12. 

Frailty. — Frailty ! thy name is woman. — Shakespebe, Hamlet. 

France. — " They order," I said, " this matter better in France." 

Sterne, Sentimental Journey. 
Free. — Hereditary bondsmen ! know ye not, 

"Who would be FREE, themselves must strike the blow ? 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

— Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— We must be free or die, who speak the tongue 
That Shakespere spake, the faith and morals hold 
Which Milton held. — Wordsworth, Sonnets. 

Freedom. — Freedom's battle once begun, 
Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son, 
Though baffled oft, is ever won. — Byron, The Giaour. 

— Ay, call it holy ground, 

The soil where first they trod, 
They have left unstain'd what there they found, — 
Freedom to worship God. 

Mrs. Hemans, The Pilgrim Fathers. 

— This hand to tyrants ever sworn the foe, 
For Freedom only deals the deadly blow ; 
Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, 
For gentle peace in freedom's hallowed shade. 

J. Q. Adams, Written in an Album. 

— Yet, Freedom ! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, 
Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind. 

Byron, Childe Harold, 
»- Stone walls do not a prison make, 
Nor iron bars a cage ; 
Minds innocent and quiet take 

That for an hermitage ; 
If I have freedom in my love, 

And in my soul am free, 
Angels alone that soar above 
Enjoy such liberty.— Bichard Lovelace, To Althea. 



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Freeman,~He is the freeman whom the truth makes free. 

Cowfeb, The Task. 

— - He was the freeman whom the truth made free ; 

Who, first of all, the bands of Satan broke ; 
Who broke the bands of sin, and for his soul, 
In spite of fools consulted seriously. 

Pollok, Course of Time. 
Freemen. — Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves. — GarricK. 

Friend — A faithful friend is the true image of the Deity. 

Napoleon I. 

— A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversitj 

Proverbs, xvii. 17. 

— A FRIEND should bear his friend's infirmities, 
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are. 

Shake spere, Julivs Ccesar. 

— Faithful are the wounds of a friend. — Proverbs, xxvii. 6. 

— Give me the avow'd, the erect, the manly foe, 
Bold I can meet — perhaps may turn his blow ; 

But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, 
Save, save, oh ! save me from the candid friend ! 

G. Cahning, New Morality. 

— There is no man so friendless but that he can find a FRIENE 
sincere enough to tell him disagreeable truths. — Lytton. 

— Mine own familiar friend. — Psalm lv. 14. 

— Officious, innocent, sincere; 

Of every friendless name the friend. 

Dr. Johnson, Verses on Levet. 

— The man that hails you Tom or Jack, 
And proves by thumping on your back 

His sense of your great merit, 
Is such a friend, that one had need 
Be very much his friend indeed 

To pardon or to bear it. — Cowper, Friendship. 
Friends. — Alas ! they had been friends in youth ; 
But whispering tongues can poison truth ; 
And constancy lives in realms above ; 
And life is thorny, and youth is vain ; 
And to be wroth with one we love, 
Doth work like madness in the brain. — Coleridge, Ghristabel. 

— Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar : 

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, 
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 
~ He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, 

For he knew, when he pleased, he could whistle them back. 
Goldsmith, Retaliation, 



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Friends.- I would not enter on my list of friends 

(Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense, 

Yet wanting sensibility) the man 

Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. — Cowper, The Task. 

— Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old 
shoes ; they were easiest for his feet. — Selden, Table Talk. 

Friendship Friendship ! mysterious cement of the soul ! 

Sweet'ner of life ! and solder of society ! — Blair, The Grave. 

— A generous friendship no cold medium knows, 
Burns with one love, with one resentment glows. 

Pope, Homer's Iliad. 

— What is friendship but a name, 

A charm that lulls to sleep, 
A shade that follows wealth or fame, 
And leaves the wretch to weep ? — Goldsmith, TJie Hermit. 

Fudge, Mr. — A contemptuous designation bestowed upon any absurd 
or lying writer or talker. 

— There was, sir, in our time, one Captain Fudge, commander of 
a merchantman, who upon his return from a voyage, how ill fraught 
soever his ship was, always brought home to his owners a good 
cargo of lies, insomuch that now aboard ship the sailors, when they 
hear a great lie told, cry out, " You Fudge it." 

Bemarks upon the Navy (London, 1700). 

— With a due respect to their antiquity, and the unchanged reputa- 
tion always attached to the name, we have lorig held in high con- 
sideration the ancient family of Fudges. Some of them, as we 
know, have long resided in England, and have been ever ready to 
assist in her domestic squabbles and political changes. But their 
favourite place of residence we understand to be in Ireland. Their 
usual modes of expression, indeed, are akin to the figurative talk of 
the Emerald islanders. — British and Foreign Beview. 

Future. — Trust no future, howe'er pleasant ! 

Let the dead Past bury its dead ! — Longfellow, A Psalm of Life. 



Galled Jade. — Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Gath.— Tell it not in Gath.— 2 Samuel, i. 20. 

Gem. — Full many a gem of purest ray serene 

The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; 
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, 

And waste its sweetness on the desert air. — Gray, Elegy. 



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Gentleman — And thus he bore without abuse 

The grand old name of gentleman, 
Defamed by every charlatan, 
And soil'd with all ignoble use. 

Tennyson, In Memoricm. 

— Loke who that is most vertuous alway, 
Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay 
To do the gentil dedes that he can, 

And take him for the gretest gentilman. 

Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Tale. 

— He is gentil that doth gentil deeds. — Ibid. 

— The best of men 

That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer ; 
A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit. 
The first true gentleman that ever breathed. 

T. Dekker, The Honest Wlwre. 

— Of the offspring of the gentilman Jafeth, come Habraham, 
Moyses, Aron, and the prof ettys ; and also the Kyng of the right 
lyne of Mary, of whom that gentilman Jhesus was borne. 

Juliana Berners, Heraldic Blazonry. 

Gentlemen. — His tribe were God Almighty's gentlemen. 

Dryden, Absalom. 

— Like two single gentlemen, rolled into one. 

G. Colman, Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. 

Ghost There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave 

To tell us this. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Vex not his ghost ; 0, let him pass : he hates him, 
That would upon the rack of this tough world 
Stretch him out longer. — Ibid., King Lear. 

Giants. — There were giants in the earth in those days. — Genesis, vi. 4 

Girdle. — I'll put a girdle round about the earth 

In forty minutes. — Ibid. , Midsummer NigMs Bream. 

Glad. — Often, glad no more, 

We wear a face of joy, because 
We have been glad of yore. — Wordsworth, The Fountain. 
Glory. — Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace. good-wiD 
toward men. — Luke, ii. 24. 

— Glory is priceless. — Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— But yet I know, where'er I go, 

That there hath passed away a glory from the earth. 

Wordsworth, Immortality. 

— Gashed with honourable scars, 

Low in glory's lap they he ; 
Though they fell, they fell like stars. 
Streaming splendour through the sky. 

J. Montgomery, The Battle of Alexandria. 



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Glory Go where glory -waits thee ; 

But, while fame elates thee, 
Oh ! still remember me. — Moore, Irish Melodies. 

— The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, 

And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, 
Await alike the inevitable hoar, 

The paths of glory lead but to the grave. — Gray, Elegy. 

— The combat deepens. On, ye brave, 
Who rush to GLORY, or the grave ! 

Thos. Campbell, Hohenlindm. 

— "Who track the steps of glory to the grave. 

Byron, Death of Sheridan. 
Go.— Stand not upon the order of your going, 
But go at once. — Shakes? ere, Macbeth. 

God. — All is of God. If He but wave His hand, 
The mists collect, the rains fall thick and loud ; 
Till, with a smile of light on sea and land, 
Lo ! He looks back from the departing cloud. 

Angels of life and death alike are His ; 
Without His leave they pass no threshold o'er ; 
Who, then, would wish or dare, believing this, 
Against His messengers to shut the door ? 

Longfellow, Tlie Two Angels. 

— Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, 
A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, 
Atoms or systems into ruin hurled, 

And now a bubble burst, and now a world. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

God made. — God the first garden made, and the first city Cain. 

Cowley, The Garden. 

— God made the country, and man made the town, 
What wonder, then, that health and virtue — gifts 
That can alone make sweet the bitter draught 
That life holds out to all — should most abound, 
And least be threaten'd in the fields and groves ? 

Cowper, The Task. 
Gog and Magog. — Popular names for two colossal wooden statues 
in the Guildhall, London. It is thought that these renowned figures 
are connected with the Corinasus and Gotmagot of the Armoiican 
chronicle quoted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The former name has 
gradually sunk into oblivion, and the latter has been split by popu- 
lar corruption to do duty for both. 

Our Guildhall giants boast of almost as high an antiquity as the 
Gog and Magog of the Scriptures, as they, or their living prototypes, 
are said to have been found in Britain by Brute, a younger son of 
Anthenor of Troy, who invaded Albion, and founded the city ol 



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London, at first called Troy-novant, 3000 years ago. However the fact 
may have been, t,he two giants have been the pride of London from time 
immemorial. The old giants were burned in the great fire, and the 
new ones were constructed in 1708. They are fourteen feet high, and 
occupy suitable pedestals in Guildhall. There can be little doubt that 
these civic giants are exaggerated representatives of real persons and 
events. — Chambeks. 

Gold. — All that glisters is not gold. 

Shake spebe, Merchant of Venice. 

— All is not GOLD that glisteneth. 

Middleton, A Fair Quarrel. 

— All thing, which that shineth as the GOLD 
Ne is no gold, as I have herd it told. 

Chaucer, The Ohanones Yemannes Tale. 

— All is not GOLDE that outward sheweth bright. 

Lydgate, On Human Affairs. 

— Gold all is not that doth golden seem. 

Spenser, Faerie Queene. 

— All is not gold that glisters. — Herbert, Jacula Prudentum. 

— All, as they say, that glitters is not gold. 

Dryden, Hind and Panther. 

— Gold ! Gold ! Gold ! Gold ! 

Bright and yellow, hard and cold. — Hood, Miss Kilmansegg. 

— Saint-seducing gold. — Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

— For GOLD in phisike is a cordial ; 

Therefore he loved gold in special. — Chaucer, Prologue. 

Gone Before. — Not lost, but gone bepobe. — Seneca. 

— Gone before 
To that unknown and silent shore. 

Charles Lamb, Hester. 

— Those that he loved so long and sees no more, 
Loved and still loves, — not dead, but gone before, — 
He gathers round him. — S. Rogers. 

G-ood. — And learn the luxury of doing good. — Goldsmith, Traveller 

— Do GOOD by stealth, and blush to find it fame. — Pope, Horace. 

Good, the more 
Communicated, more abundant grows. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— Hold thou the good ; define it well : 

For fear divine Philosophy 
Should push beyond her mark, and be 
Procuress to the Lords of Hell. — Tennyson, In Memorianu 



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Good. — There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, 

— For nought so vile that on the earth doth live, 
But to the earth some special good doth give ; 
Nor aught so good, but, strain'd from that fair use, 
Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse : 
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, 

And vice sometime's by action dignified. 

Ibid., Borneo and Juliet. 

— How indestructibly the GOOD grows, and propagates itsedf , even 
among the weedy entanglements of eviL — Carlyle. 

— Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 
'Tis only noble to be good, 

Kind hearts are more than coronets, 
And simple faith than Norman blood. 

Tennyson, Lady Clara 

— O yet we trust that somehow good 

Will be the final goal of ill. — Ibid., In Memoriam. 

— O, who can hold a fire in his hand 
By thinking on the frosty Caucasus ? 
Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite 
By bare imagination of a feast ? 

Or wallow naked in December snow 
By thinking on fantastic Summer's heat ? 
O, no ! the apprehension of the good 
Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. 

Shakespere, King Richard 11. 

— The good are better made by ill, 

As odours crushed are sweeter still. — S. Rogers, Jacqueline. 

Goodness — Abash'd the devil stood, 

And felt how awful goodness is, and saw 

Virtue in her shape how lovely. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Good Old Rule. — Because the good old rule 

Sufficeth them, the simple plan 

That they should take who have the power, 

And they should keep who can. 

Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave. 

Good Samaritan.— Yes ! you will find reople ready enough to do the 
good Samaritan without the oil and the twopence. — Syenei 
Smith, Wit and Wisdom. 

Gorgons. — G-orgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Government — All government, indeed every human benefit and en- 
joyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on com* 
promise and barter. — Edmund Burke. 



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Grace.— From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, 
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

— See, what a grace nras seated on this brow : 
Hyperion's curls ; the front of Jove himself ; 
An eye like Mars, to threaten and command ; 
A station like the herald Mercury 

New- lighted on a heaven-kissing hill ; 
A combination, and a form, indeed, 
Where every god did seem to set his seal, 
To give the world assurance of a man. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 
Grace of God — In this awfully stupendous manner, at which Reason 
stands aghast, and Faith herself is half confounded, was the GRACE 
op God to man at length manifested. — R. Hurd, Sermons, 1808. 

Gracious. — The landlady and Tam grew gracious, 

Wi' favours secret, sweet, and precious. — Burns, Tam <?' Shunter. 

Grateful. — A grateful mind 

By owing owes not, but still pays, at once 
Indebted and discharg'd. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Gratitude. — I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds 
With coldness still returning ; 
Alas ! the gratitude of men 

Hath oftener left me moiirning. — Wordsworth, Simon Lee. 

— The gratitude of place-expectants is a lively sense of fntnr-fl 
favours. — Sir Robert Walpole. 

Grave — Form'd by thy converse, happily to steer 

From grave to gay, from lively to severe. — Pope, Essay on Mun. 

— Bangs have no such couch as thine, 

As the green that folds thy grave. — Tennyson, A Dirge. 

— The GRAVE, dread thing ! 
Men shiver when thou'rt named ; Nature, appall'd, 
Shakes off her wonted firmness. — Blair, The Grave. 

— Thou art gone to the grave ! but we will not deplore thee, 
Though sorrow and darkness encompass the tomb. 

Heber, At a Funeral. 

Graves. — Let's talk of GRAVES, of worms, and epitaphs. 

Shakespekb, Richard II, 

Great. — Some are born GREAT, some achieve greatness, and some have 
greatness thrust upon them.— Shakespere, Twelfth Night. 

Greatness. — Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends, 
nath he net always treasures, always friends, 
The good great man ? three treasures, love and light, 
And calm thoughts, regular as infant's breath : 
And three firm friends, more sure than day and night, — 
Himself, his Maker, and the angel Death.— Coleridge, Reproof. 



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Great Commoner William Pitt (Earl of Chatham), a famous Par' 

liamentary orator, and for more than thirty years (1735 to 17G6) a 
leader in the House of Commons. 

— We leave the Great Commoner in the zenith of his glory. 

Macaulay. 
Great Unknown — A name given to the author of the "Waverley 
Novels," which, on their first appearance, were published anony- 
mously. 
The circumstance of Scott's having published a poem in the same 
year in which "Waverley" appeared, and his engagement in other 
literary undertakings being known, as well as the common prejudice 
that a poet cannot excel as a prose writer, served to avert from him for 
a time the suspicion of the authorship of the '* Waverley Novels." The 
taciturnity of the few intrusted with the secret defeated all attempts 
to obtain direct evidence as to who was the author. From the first, 
however, suspicion pointed strongly towards Scott ; and so many cir- 
cumstances tended to strengthen it, that the disclosures from Con- 
stable's and Ballantyne's books, and his own confession, scarcely in- 
creased the moral conviction, which had long prevailed, that he was the 
" Great Unknown." 
Greece. — Greece ! sad relic of departed worth ! 

Immortal, though no more ; though fallen, great ! 

Byron, Ohilde Harold. 

— Such is the aspect of this shore ; 

'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! 

So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, 

We start, for soul is wanting there. — Ibid., The Giaour. 

— Shrine of the mighty ! can it be 

That this is all remains of thee ? — Ibid. 

— The Isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece ! 

Where burning Sappho loved and sung. — Ibid., Don Juan. 

— The mountains look on Marathon — 

And Marathon looks on the sea ; 
And musing there an hour alone, 

I dreamed that Greece might still be free. — Ibid. 

Greek. — Beside 'tis known he could speak Greek 
As naturally as pigs squeak ; 
That Latin was no more difficle 
Than to a blackbird 'tis to whistle.— Butler. Hudibras. 

Greek Calends — Indefinite period of time. The Romans called the 
first day of the month, as well as the months themselves, Calends, 
and hence our word. Calendar. The name Calends was not used 
by the Greeks; and hence the saying, when anything was indefi- 
nitely adjourned, that it was postponed to the " Greek Calends." 

Grief. — Give sorrow words ; the grief that does not speak 
Whispers the o'er-f raught heart, and bids it break. 

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Grief — Grief fills the room up of my absent child, 
Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me ; 
Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, 
Remembers me of all his gracious parts, 
Stuffs out his vacant garment with his form. 

Suakespere, King John. 

— In all the silent manliness of grief. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 

— Grief best is pleased with grief's society. 

Suakespere, Lucrece. 

— • Grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure ; 

Married in haste, we may repent at leisure. 

Coxgreve, The Old Bachelor. 

— Grief boundeth where it falls, 

Not with the empty hollo wness, but weight. 

Shakespere, Richard II. 

— Much of grief shows still some want of wit. — Ibid., Romeo. 

- None can cure their harms by wailing them. 

Ibid., Richard III. 

— Every one can master a grief, but he that has it. 

Ibid. , Much Ado 

— Patch grief with proverbs. — Ibid. 

Grieving. — Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, 
Over the unreturning brave. — Byron, C'hilde Harold. 

Grundy. — What will Mrs. Grundy say ? 

J. Morton, Speed the Plough. 

Guard dies, but never surrenders, The — This phrase, attributed to 
Cambronne. who was made prisoner at Waterloo, was vehemently 
denied by him. It was invented by Eougemont, a prolific author 
of mots, two days after the battle, in the Independant. — Fournier, 
I! Esprit dans V Histoire. 

Guest. — For I, who hold sage Homer's rule the best, 

Welcome the coming, speed the going guest. — Pope, Horace. 

— True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest, 
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. 

Rjid., Homer's Odyssey. 

Guide. — Thou wert my GUIDE, philosopher, and friend. 

Ibid., Essay on Man. 

G lilt. — All fear, but fear of Heaven, betrays a guilt, 
And guilt is villainy. — N. Lee. 

— Gutlt alone, like brain-sick frenzy in its feverish mood, fills the 
light air with visionary terrors, and shapeless forms of fear. 

Justicrs, Letten 



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Guilt. — The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed. 

Shakespere, Lucrec& 

— They whose guilt within their bosom lies 
Imagine every eye beholds their blame. — Ibid. 

Guilt. — Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind ; 
The thief fears every bush an officer. 

Ibid., Henry VI. 

Gulf. — A GULF profound as that Serbonian bog ; 
Betwixt Damiata and Mount Casius old, 
Where armies old have sunk : the parching air 
Burns frore, and cold performs th' effect of fire, 
Thither by harpy-footed Furies hal'd 
At certain revolutions all the damn'd 
Are brought ; and feel by turns the bitter change 
Of fierce extremes, extremes by change more fierce, 
From beds of raging fire to starve in ice 
Their soft ethereal warmth, and there to pine 
Immovable, infix' d, and frozen round, 
Periods of time ; thence hurried back to fire. 

Milton, Pa-, adise Lotl, 



H. 

H. — 'Twas whispered in Heaven, 

'Twas mutter'd in Hell.— C. M. FANSHAWE. 

Habit. — Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. 

St. Augustine. 

— Habit is ten times nature.— Wellington. 

— Habit and imitation — there is nothing more perennial in u» 
than these two. They are the source of all working and all 
apprenticeship, of all practice, and all learning, in this world. — 
Thomas Caklyle. 

— How use doth breed a habit in a man ! 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen. 

Habits. — HI habits gather by unseen degrees, 
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. 

Dryden, Ovid, Metam. 

— Small habits well pursued betimes 

May reach the dignity of crimes. — Hannah More, Aloris. 

Hail —Hail, fellow, well met. — Tom Brown, Amusement. S'vvnPT, 
My Lady's Lamentation. 

— HAH to the Chief who in triumph advances ! 

Scott, Lady of the Lake, 



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Hail. — Hail to thee, blithe spirit ! 
Bird thou never wert, 
That from earth, or near it, 

Pourest thy full heart 
In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. 

Shelley, Tc the Sky lark. 

Halcyon Days — Peaceful, happy days. Halcyone was the wife of 
Celyx, and the latter having met his death by drowning-, Hal- 
cyone cast herself into the sea with the dead body, and both were 
transformed into the kingfisher bird. The animal lays its egga 
on rocks near the sea, in calm mid-winter ; and the halcyon dayh 
are, therefore, seven days before and after the winter solstice. 

Hampden. — Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, 
The little tyrant of his fields withstood, 
Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, 
Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. 

Gray, Elegy. 

Hand. — His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand 
against him. — Genesis xvi. 12. 

— O ! for the touch of a vanish'd hand, 
And the sound of a voice that is still ! 

Tenhyson, Break, break, break. 

Hands. — Seemed washing hi3 hands with invisible soap 
In imperceptible water. — Hood, Miss Kilmansegg. 

Handsome. — Handsome is that handsome does. 

Goldsmith, Vicar of Wakejieid, 

Hanging, — Hanging was the worst use man could be put to. 

Sir Henry Wottoh 

Happiness. — And there is even a happlness 

That makes the heart afraid. — Hood, Ode to ATelancJwly. 

— If solid happlness we prize, 

Within our breast this jewel lies; 

And they are fools who roam : 
The world has nothing to bestow ; 
From our own selves our joys must flow, 

And that dear hut, — our home. — X. Cotton, The Fireside, 

— happlness ! our being's end and aim ! 

Good, pleasure, ease, content ! whate'er thy name : 
That something still which prompts th' eternal sig3 , 
For which we bear to live, or dare to die. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

Happy. — How happy could I be with either, 

Were t' other dear charmer away. — Gay, Beggars' Of era. 



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Harmony. — From harmony, from heavenly harmony, 
This universal frame began : 
From harmony to harmony 
Through all the compass of the notes it ran, 
The diapason closing full in Man. 

Dryden, A Song for St. C tenia's Day 

Harp. — Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings 

Should keep so long in tune. — Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songt 

— The harp that once through Tara's halls 

The soul of music shed, 
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls 

As if that soul were fled. 
So sleeps the pride of former days, 

So glory's thrill is o'er, 
And hearts that once beat high for praise, - 

Now feel that pulse no more. — Moore, The Harp that once. 

Hater — A good hater. — Jolmsoniana. 

Have loved and lost — 'Tis better to have loved and lost, 
Than never to have loved at all. — Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

Have possessed. — I die — but first I have possess'd, 

And come what may, I have been bless'd. — Byron, The Giaour. 

Havock — Cry " Havock I " and let slip the dogs of war. 

Shakespere, Julius Caesar. 

Hawk — I know a hawk from a hand-saw. — Ibid. , Hamlet. 

-Off with his head ! — Ibid., Bicliard III 



Off with his head ! 



much for Buckingham ! 
Colley Cibber, Richard III. , altered. 



Such as take lodgings in a HEAD 

That's to be let unfurnished. — Butler, Hudibras. 



Their heads sometimes so little, that there is no room for wit ; 
sometimes so long, that there is no wit for so much room. 

T. Fuller, Of Natural Fool*, 

Health. — And he that will this HEALTn deny, 

Down among the dead men let him lie. — Dyer, Song. 

— Better to hunt in fields for health unbought, 
Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. 
TL e wise for cure on exercise depend ; 
God never made his work for men to mend. — Dryden, OymotK 

Heart. — A merry heart goes all the day, 

Your sad tires in a mile-a.— Shakespere, A Winter's Tale. 



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Heart. — A millstone and the hnman heart are driven ever round, 

If they have nothing else to grind, they must themselves bfl 
ground. — Longfellow, The Restless Heart. 

— A. heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. 

Gibbon, Decline and FaU. 

— Heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to 
execute. — Junius, Letter xxxvii. 

Heartsi — When trne hearts lie wither'd 
And fond ones are flown, 
Oh ! who would inhabit 

This bleak world alone ? — Moore, La^st Rose of Summer, 

Heaven A heaven on earth. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— Beholding heaven and feeling hell. 

Moore, Tlie Fire Worshippers. 

— In hope to merit heaven by making earth a hell. 

Byron, Childe Harold, 

— When all the world dissolves, 

And every creature shall be purified, 

All places shall be hell that are not heaven. 

Marlowe, Faustus. 

— ■ Heaven's ebon vault, 

Studded with stars unutterably bright, 

Thro' which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls, 

Seems like a canopy which love has spread 

To curtain her sleeping world. — Shelley, Queen Mdb. 

— Look how the floor of heaven 

Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold ; 
There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st 
But in his motion like an angel sings, 
Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubims : 
Such harmony is in immortal souls ; 
But, whilst this muddy vesture of decay 
Doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice. 

Hecuba. — What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, 
That he should weep for her ? — Ibid. , Hamlet. 

Hell. — All hell broke loose. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— Hell is full of good meanings and wishings. 

Herbert, Jacula Prudentum. 

— Hell is paved with good intentions. — Boswell, Johnson, 

— - The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip 

To haud the wretch in order ; 
But where ye feel your honour grip, 
Let that aye bo ycui border.. 

Burns, Epistle to a Young Friend, 
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Hell. — In the reign of Charles II. a certain worthy divine at Whitehall 
thus addressed himself to the auditory at the conclusion of hia 
sermon: — "In short, if you don't live up to the precepts of the 
Gospel, but abandon yourselves to your irregular appetites, you 
must expect to receive your reward in a certain place which 'tis 
not good manners to mention here." — Tom Brown, Laconics. 

— To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, 

Who never mentions hell to ears polite. — Pope, Moral Essays. 

— Which way shall I fly, 
Infinite wrath, and infinite despair ? 
Which way I fly is hell ; myself am hell ; 
And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep, 
Still threat'ning to devour me, opens wide, 
To which the hell I suffer seems a heaven. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Help. — God helps them that help themselves. 

B. Franklin, Poor Richard. 

Herbs — Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox 
and hatred therewith. — Proverbs, xv. 17. 

Herod It out-herods Herod. — Shakespere, Samlet. 

Heroes Troops of heroes undistinguished die. — Addison. 

Highly. — What thou wouldst highly, 

That wouldst thou holily ; wouldst not play false, 

And yet wouldst wrongly win. — Shakespere, Macbeth, act i. sc. 4. 

Hills — Over the hills and far away. — Gay, Beggars" Opera. 

Hindrance. — Something between a hindrance and a help. 

Wordsworth, Micliael 

History. — History, which is, indeed, little more than the register of 
the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. 

Gibbon, Decline and Fall. 

— I have read somewhere or other, in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 
I think, that history is philosophy teaching by examples. — 
Bolingbroke, On History. 

Hobgoblin — A name formerly given to the merry spirit usually called 
Puck, or Robin 



Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, 
You do their work, and they shall have good luck. 

Shakespere. 

Hob-Nob. — Companionship on easy terms. Hob to warm, and hob 
and NOB, as meaning the touching of the top and bottom of the 
glass in pledging, have been assigned as the origin; but the 
Shakesperean sense is give or take. 



P0PU1AB QUOTATIONS. 7£ 

Hobson's Choice No alternative. Tobias Hobscn was tie first man 

in England that let out hackney horses. When a man came for a 
horse, he was led into the stable, where there was a great choice, 
but he obliged him to take the horse which stood next to the stable 
door ; so that every customer was alike well served according to 
his chance, from whence it became a proverb, when what ought to 
be vour election was forced upon you, to say "Hobson's choice." 
No. 509. 



Eocus-Pocus. — Legerdemain. According to Tillotson, this is a cor- 
ruption of hoc est corpus, as used in the service of the Mass. 

Hog.— The fattest hog in Epicurus' sty.— W. Mason, Heroic Epistle. 

Holidays. — If all the year were playing HOLIDAYS, 
To sport would be as tedious as to work. 

Shake spere, Henry IV. 

Home. — The soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, 
Lets in new light through chinks that time has made. 
Stronger by weakness, wiser men become, 
As they draw near to their eternal home. 

E. Waller, Verses upon his Divine Poesy. 

— 'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark 

Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near HOME ; 
'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark 
Our coming, and look brighter when we come. 

Byron, Don Juan. 

— *Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, 
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. 

J. H. Payne, from the opera of Clan. 

Our wives are as comely ; 
And our home is still home, be it ever so homely. — C. Dlrdln. 

Homeless. — And homeless near a thousand homes I stood, 
And near a thousand tables pined and wanted food. 

Wordsworth, Quilt and Sorrow. 

Homer. — Bead Homer once, and you can read no more, 
For all books else appear so mean, so poor; 
Verse will seem prose ; but still persist to read, 
And Homer will be all the books you need. 

Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham. 

— Seven cities warr'd for Homer being dead ; 
Who living had no roofe to shrowd his head. 

T. Heywood, The Hierarchie of the Blessed AngelZt 

— Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, 
Through which the living Homer begged his bread. — Anon. 

Honest. — To be honest as this world goes, is to be one man picked 
out of ten thousand.— Shakespere, AW s Well. 



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Honesty. — Honesty is the best policy. — Bon Quixote. Byron 
The Nimmers. 

— Honesty is the best policy. But he who acts on that 
principle is not an honest man. — Archbishop Whateley. 

— Honesty's a fool, and loses that it works for. 

Shakespere, Othello. 

— No legacy is so rich as honesty. — Ibid., All's Well. 

Honey-dew. — He on honey-dew hath fed, 

And drunk the milk of Paradise. — Coleridge, Kubla Khan. 

Honour. — Honour and shame from no condition rise ; 
Act well your part, there all the honour lies. 

, Pope, Essay on Man. 

— Honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour prick me off 
when I come on ? how then ? Can honour set to a leg ? No. Or 
an arm ? No. Or take away the grief of a wound ? No. 
Honour hath no skill in surgery, then? No. What is honour? 
A word. What is that word, honour ? Air. A trim reckoning. 
Who hath it ? He that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel ib ? 
No. Doth he hear it? No. Is it insensible, then? Yea, to 
the dead. But will it not live with the living ? No. Why ? 
Detraction will not suffer it : therefore, Til none of it : honour is 
a mere scutcheon, and so ends my catechism. — Shakespere, 
King Henry 1 V. 

— Honour, riches, marriage-blessing, 
Long continuance, and increasing, 
Hourly joys be still upon you ! 

Juno sings her blessings on you. — Ibid.', Tempest. 

— If I lose mine honour I lose myself. — Ibid., Antony and Cleo. 

— Life every man holds dear ; but the dear man 

Holds honour far more precious dear than life. — Ibid., Pericles. 

— Take HONOUR from me and my life is done. 

Ibid., Richard II. 

— That chastity of HONOUR which felt a stain like a wound. 

Ed. Burke. 

Hookey Walker — The popular name of a Londoner, whose real 

name was John Walker, and who often forms a subject of allusion 

when the testimony of a person of tried and well-known veracity 

is impeached. 

" John Walker was an out-door clerk at Longman, Clementi, & Co. 'a, 

iu Cheapside, where a great number of persons were employed ; and 

' Old Jack,' who had a crooked or hooked nose, occupied the post of 

a spy upon their aberrations, which were manifold. Of course it wa« 

for the interest of the surveillants [sic] to throw discredit upon all 



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Jack's reports to the head of the firm ; and numbers could attest that 
those reports were fabrications, however true. Jack, somehow or other N 
was constantly outvoted, his evidence superseded, and of course disbe- 
lieved ; and thus his occupation ceased, but not the fame of ' HOOKEY 
Walker.' "—Jon Bee (i.e., John Badcock). 

Hope. — Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. — Proverbs xiii 12. 

— Hope, for a season, bade the world farewell, 
And Freedom shriek'd — as Kosciusko fell ! 

Thomas Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, 

— Hope springs eternal in the human breast : 
Man never is, but always to be blest. 

The soul, uneasy, and confin'd from home, 
Rests and expatiates in a life to come. 
Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutored mind 
Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— For hope is but the dream of those that wake. — Priob. 

— The miserable have no other medicine, 

But onfy hope. — Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

— Hope ! thou nurse of young desire. — Bickerstaff. 

— Hope to the end.— 1 Peter, i. 13. 

— Hope withering fled, and Mercy sighed Farewell ! 

Byron, The Corsair. 

— The wretch condemn' d with life to part, 

Still, still on hope relies ; 
And every pang that rends the heart 
Bids expectation rise. — Goldsmith, The Captivity. 

— Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, 

Adorns and cheers the way ; 
And still, as darker grows the night, 
Emits a brighter ray. — Ibid. 

— Thus heavenly hope is all serene, 

But earthly hope, how bright soe'er, 
Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene, 
As false and fleeting as 'tis fair. 

Heber. On Heavenly Hope and Earthly Hop* 

— True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings ; 
Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. 

Shakespere, Richard III. 

— Where peace 

And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, 
That comes to all. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— While there is life there'a hope, he cried. 

Gay, The Sisk Man. 



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Horrors. — And my fell of hair 

Would at a dismal treatise rouse, and stir, 
As life were in 't. I have supp'd full with HORRORS. 

SHAKfiSPEAE, Macbsth 

Horse. — A horse 1 a horse 1 My kingdom for a horse ! 

Ibid. , Richard ILL 

— To look a gift horse in the mouth. — Rabelais. Butler, Hu 
dibras. Also quoted by St. Jerome. 

Hospitable. — So saying, with despatchful looks in haste 
She turns, on hospitable thoughts intent. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Hospitality. — Hospitality grows best where it is most needed. 

Hugh Milleb 

— Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast. 

Shakespere, Comedy of Errors 

— Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have 
entertained angels unawares. — Hebrews xiii. 2. 

Hour. — It is the hour when from the boughs 

The nightingale's high note is heard; 
It is the hour when lovers' vows 

Seem sweet in every whisper'd word. — Byron, Parisina. 

— Some wee short hour ayont the twal. 

Burns, Death and Dr. Hornbook. 

Hours. — Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, 

Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. — Sir W. Jones. 

— What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! 

How sweet their memory still ! 
But they have left an aching void 

The world can never fill. — Cowper, WaUcing with Ood. 

House. — A man's nousE is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum 
refugium.— Sir E. Coke, Third Institute. 

— The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, ai 
well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose, 

Ibid., Semayne's Case 

Huggins and Muggins.— A jocular embodiment of vulgar pretension. 

— Whitford and Mitford joined the train, 
Huggins and Muggins from Chick Lane, 
And Clutterbuck, who got a sprain 

Before the plug was found. — Rejected Addrasea. 






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Huggins and Muggins It has been suggested that these names are a 

corruption of Hooge en Mogende (high and mighty), words occurring 
in the Btyle of the States-General of Holland, much ridiculed by 
English writers of the latter part of the 17th century, as, for 
example, in the following couplet : — 

But I have sent him for a token 

To your Low-Country Hogen Mogen. 

Hudibras. 

— Although we have never felt the least inclination to indulge in 
conjectural etymology, we cannot refrain, for once, from noticing 
the curious coincidence between the name of Odin's ravens, 
Hugin and Munin, Mind and Memory, and those two personageB 
who figure so often in our comic literature as Messrs. Hugginb 
AND MUGGINS. — BLACKWELL. 

Humanity Hearing oftentimes 

The still, sad mnsic of humanity. 

Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey. 

Humility — Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet 
everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine 
for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the 
laity. — Selden, Table Talk. 

Hundredth Psalm — The musical voice of Priscilla 

Singing the hundredth psalm, the grand old Puritan anthem ; 
Music that Luther sang to the sacred words of the psalmist ; 
Full of the breath of the Lord, consoling and comforting many. 

Longfellow, Miles Standish. 

Hurt. — Bom. Courage man ; the HURT cannot be much, 

Mer. No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church- 
door ; but 'tis enough. — Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

Husband. — She's adorned 

Amply that in her husp.and's eye looks lovely, — 

The truest mirror that an honest wife 

Can see her beauty in. — John Tobin, The Honeymoon. 

— She who ne'er answers till a husband cools, 
Or, if she rules him, never shows she rules. 

Pope, Moral Essays. 

Hypocrisy. — Hypocrisy is a sort of homage that vice pays to virtue. 

Rochefoucauld. 

— Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy. — Dr. Johnsoh. 

— Some t>at snvie have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs 

Shakespere, Julius Gtxsar. 



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Idle — As IDLE as a painted ship 

Upon a painted ocean.— Coleridge, Ancient Mariner. 

— Satan finds some mischief still 

For idle Lands to do. —Watts, Divine Songs. 

Idleness. — Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair, 
And heard thy everlasting yawn confess 
The pains and penalties of idleness. —Pope, The Dunciad. 

Idler. — An idler is a watch that wants both hands ; 

As useless if it goes as if it stands. — Cowper, Retirement. 

If. — Your IP is the only peacemaker ; much virtue in if. 

Shakespere, As You Likn It 

Ignorance — From ignorance our comfort flows ; 

The only wretched are the wise. — Prior, To Montague. 

— Ignorance is the curse of God: knowledge, the wing where 
with we fly to heaven. — Shakespere, Henry VI. 

— Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. — Gray. 

Ill got. — Things ill got had ever bad success, 
And happy always was it for that son 
Whose father, for his hoarding, went to hell. 

Shakespere, Henry VI. 

Imagination. — The lunatic, the lover, and the poet 

Are of imagination all compact. — Ibid., Mid. NigJit's Dream. 

— O, who cam hold a fire in his hand 
By thinking on the frosty Caucasus ? 
Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite 
By bare imagination of a feast? 
Or wallow naked in December snow, 
By thinking on fantastic summer's heat. 
O, no ! the apprehension of the good 

Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. — Hid., Richard I£, 

— The lover, all as frantic, 
Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt : 
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, 

Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven ; 

And, as imagination bodies forth 

The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen 

Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing 

A looal habitation and a name. — Ibid., Mid. Night's Dream. 



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Imitated Humanity. — I hare thought some of Xature's jo\imeymen 
had made men, and not made them -well; they imitated 
humanity so abominably. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Imitation. — Imitation is the sincerest flattery. — Colton, Lacon 

Immortal. — Though inland far we be, 

Our souls have sight of that immortal sea 

Which brought us hither. — Wobdsworth, Immortality. 

Immortality. — It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well- 
Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, 
This longing after immortality '? 
Or whence this secret dread and inward horror 
Of falling into naught ? Why shrinks the soul 
Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 
'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us ; 
'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, 
And intimates eternity to man. 
Eternity ! thou pleasing, dreadful thought ! 
Through what variety of untried being. 
Through what new scenes and changes must we pass I 
The wide, th' unbounded prospect, lies before me ; 
But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it. 
Here will I hold. If there's a power above us 
(And that there is all nature cries aloud, 
Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; 
And that which he delights in must be happy. 
But when, or where '? — this world was made for Caesar. 
Tm weary of conjectures — this must end 'em ! 

{laying his 7iand on his sword 
Thus am I doubly arm'd ; my death and life, 
My bane and antidote, are both before me. 
This in a moment brings me to an end ; 
But this informs me 1 shall never die. 
The soul, secure in her existence, smiles 
At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. 
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself 
Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, 
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, 
"Unhurt amidst the war of elements, 
The wreck of matter, and the crash of worlds. — Addison, Cato. 

Impeachment. — I own the soft impeachment. (ITrs. Italaprop.) 
Sheridan, The Rivals. 

Inactivity The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a 

wise and masterly inactivity. — Sir J. 3Iackintosh. 

Inch. -Give an inch, he'll take an ell. — John Webster, Sir Thomat 
Wyatt. Hobbes, Liberty and Necessity. 
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Inconstancy. — Inconstancy falls off ere it begins. — Shake SPBBK. 

Ind. —A poetical contraction for India. 

High on a throne of royal state, which far 
Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. 

Satan exalted sat. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Indemnity. — Indemnity for the past and security Lr the future. 

Pitt. 

Independence. — Thy spirit, Independence, let me share ; 
Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye, 
Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, 
Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. 

Smollet, Ode to Independence. 

— Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, as long aa 
she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. — 
Pope, Letters. 

Indolence. — Enjoyment stops where indolence begins. 

Pollok, Course of Time. 

— The mother of misery.— Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy. 

Infant.— What am I ? 

An infant crying in the night : 
An infant crying for the light : 
And with no language but a cry.— Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

Inhumanity. — Man's inhumanity to man 
Makes countless thousands mourn. 

Burns, Man was made to mourn. 

Inn. — Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, 
Where'er his stages may have been, 
May sigh to think he still has found 

The wannest welcome at an inn. — Shenstone. 

Innocent. — Oh keep me innocent, make others great ! 

Caroline of Denmabk. 

Innumerable. — Innumerable as the stars of night, 
Or stars of morning, dew -drops, which the sun 
Impearls on every leaf and every flower. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Intellect — The march of intellect.— So uthey, Colloquies. 

•— The march of intellect, which licks all the world into shape, 
has even reached the Devil. — Goethe, Correspondence. 

Intentions. — Good intentions are, at least, the seed of gcod actions ; 
and every man ought to sow them, and leave it to the soil and the 
seasons whether they come up or no, and whether he or any other 
gather the fruit.— Sib W. Temple. 



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ntercourse. — Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, 
And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole. — Pope, Eloisa. 

Iron. — Ay me ! what perils do environ 

The man that meddles with cold iron ! — Butler, Hudibras. 

— Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of 
his friend. — Proverbs xxvii. 17. 

— Iron sleet of arrowy shower 
Hurtles in the darken'd air. — Gray, The Fatal Sisters. 

— The iron entered into his soul. — Psalm cv., 18. — Sterne, Sen 
timental Journey. 

Iron Duke. — A familiar title given to the Duke of Wellington. 
According to the Rev. G. R. Gleig, this sobriquet arose out of the 
building of an iron steamboat, which plied between Liverpool 
and Dublin, and which its owners called the " Duke of Wellington." 
The term Iron Duke was first applied to the vessel ; and by-and- 
by, rather in jest than in earnest, it was transferred to the Duke 
himself. It had no reference whatever, at the outset, to any 
peculiarities or assumed peculiarities, in his disposition ; though, 
from the popular belief that he never entertained a generous 
feeling toward the masses, it is sometimes understood as a figura- 
tive allusion to his supposed hostility to the interests of the lower 
orders. 

ironsides. — A name given to the English soldiers who served under 
Cromwell at Marston Moor, on account of the great victory they 
there gained over the royalist forces, a victory which gave them a 
world-wide renown for invincible courage and determination. 

fsland — 0, it's a snug little island ! 

A right little, tight little island !— Thos. Dlbdin. 

Ivy. — Oh, a dainty plant is the ivy green, 

That creepeth o'er ruins old ! 
Of right choice food are his meals, I ween, 

In his cell so lone and cold. 
Creeping where no life is seen, 
A rare old plant is the ivy green. — Dickens, Pickwick. 



Jack-in-the-Green. — A character— a puppet — in the May-day games 
of England. Dr. Owen Pugh says that jack-in-the-green, on 
May-day, was once a pageant representing Melva, or Melvas, "ting 
of the county now called Somersetshire, disguised in green boughs, 
as he lay in ambush to steal King Arthur's wife, as she went oul 
hunting. 



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Jack-in-the-Green.— Yesterday, being May-day, the more secluded 
parts of the metropolis were visited by jack-in-the-green, and 
the usual group of grotesque attendants. — Times, 1844. 

Jealous. — Trifles, light as air. 

Are to the JEALOUS confirmations strong 
As proofs of holy writ. — Shakespere, Othello. 

Jealousy — Nor jealousy 

Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— O, beware, my lord, of jealousy ; 

It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock 
The meat it feeds on. — Shakespere, Othello. 

Jehu. — Like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi ; for he driveth 
furiously. — 2 Kings ix. 20. 

Jeremy Diddler. — A character in Kenny's farce of ' ' Raising the 
Wind," who is represented as a needy and seedy individual, 
always contriving by his songs, bon-mots, or other expedients, fco 
borrow money or obtain credit. 

Jest. — A jest's prosperity lies in the ear 

Of him that hears it, never in the tongue 

Of him that makes it.— Shakespere, Love's Labour. 

— Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee 
Jest, and youthful jollity, 

Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles, 

Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. — Milton, D Allegro. 

— Of all the griefs that harass the distress' d, 

Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest. — Dr. Johnson, London. 

Jew.— This is the Jew 

That Shakespere drew. 

Joke. — L college joke to cure the dumps. 

Swtpt, Cassimus and Peter. 

— And gentle dulness ever loves a joke. — Pope, Dunciad. 

Joy. — Joy is the sweet voice, Joy the luminous cloud. 

We in ourselves rejoice ! 
And then flows all that charms our ear or sight, 

All melodies the echoes of that voice, 
All colours a suffusion from that light. — Coleridge, Dejection. 

— Nor p?ace nor ease the heart can know, 

Which, like the needle true, 
Turns at the touch of joy or woe, 
But, turning, trembles too. 

Mrs. Greville. 



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Joy. — Still from the fount of joy's delicious springs 

Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom flings. 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

— There's not a JOY the world can give hke that it takes away. 

Ibid., There's not a joy. 

Judge.— If thou be a severe, sour-complexioned man, then I here die 
allow thee to be a competent judge. — Walton, Angler. 

— The cold neutrality of an impartial judge. — Ed. Burke. 

Judgment. — judgment ! thou art fled to brutish beasts, 

And men have lost their reason. — Shakespere, Julius Casar. 

Judgments. — 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none 
Go just alike, yet each believes his own. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 



— But as when an authentic watch is shown, 
Each man winds up and rectifies his own, 

So, in our very judgments. — Sm J. Suckling, Aglaura. 

Jwry. — In my mind he was guilty of no error, he was chargeable with 
no exaggeration, he was betrayed by his fancy into no metaphor, 
who once said, that all we see about us, Kings, Lords, and Com- 
mons, the whole machinery of the state, all the apparatus of the 
system, and its varied workings, end in simply bringing TWELVE 
good men into A box. — Lord Brougham, Present State of th« 
Law. 

— The JURY, passing on the prisoner's life, 
May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two 
Guiltier than him they try. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

Jurymen The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, 

And wretches hang, that JURYMEN may dine. 

Pope, Rape of the Lock. 

Justice. — Poetic Justice, with her lifted scale, 

Where, in nice balance, truth with gold she weighs, 
And solii pudding against empty praise. — Ibid., Dunciad. 

— There, take, says Justice, take ye each a shell ; 
We thrive at Westminster on fools like you ; 
'Twas a fat oyster — live in peace — adieu. 

Ibid., Windsor Forest, Verbatim from BoUeav. 



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Ketch, Jack. — A hangman or executioner; — commonly so called, front 
one John Ketch, a wretch who lived in the time of James II. , and 
made himself universally odious by the butchery of many brave 
and noble victims, particularly those sentenced to death by thft 
infamous Jeffreys during the " Bloody Assizes." 

Kick. — A kick that scarce would move a horse 

May kill a sound divine. — Cowper, The Yearly Distress. 

Kin A little more than kin, and less than kind. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Kind. — A fellow-feeling makes one wondrous kind. 

David Garrick, On Quitting the Stage, 

— Heaven in sunshine will requite the kind. — Byron. 

Kindness. — Kindness, nobler ever than revenge. 

Shakespere, As You Like R 

— Milk of human kindness. — Ibid., Macbeth. 
King. — A KING of shreds and patches. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

— Ay, every inch a king. — Ibid. , King Lear. 

— God bless the King, I mean the faith's defender ; 
God bless — no harm in blessing — the pretender ; 
But who pretender is, or who is king, — 

God bless us all, — that's quite another thing. 

J. Byrom, extempore. 

— God save our gracious king, 
Long live our noble king, 

God save the king. — H. Carey. 

— Had I but serv'd my God with half the zeal 
I serv'd my king, he would not in mine age 
Have left me naked to mine enemies. 

Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

— Here lies our sovereign lord the KING, 

Whose word no man relies on ; 
He never says a foolish thing, 
Nor ever does a wise one. 

Earl of Rochester, Written on the Bedchcvn&ei 
Boor of Charles II. 

— Not all the water in the rough, rude sea, 

Can wash the balm off from an anointed king. 

Shakespere, Eiohard H. 



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King. — The king is but a man, as I am. the violet smells to him as it 
does to me. — Shakespere. 

— The klng of terrors. — Job xviii. 14. 

— There's such divinity doth hedge a klng, 
That treason can but peep to what it would. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Kings. — Kind as kings upon their coronation day. 

Dryden, The Hind and Panther. 

— Kings are like stars — they rise and set — they have 

The worship of the world, but no repose. — Shelley, Hellas. 

— Ktngs may be blest, but Tarn was glorious. 

O'er a' the ills o' life victorious. — Burns, Tarn d Shunter. 

— - Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebeLs 

from principle. — Ed. Burke. 

— The right divine of kings to govern wrong. — Pope, Duntiad. 

King Cole. — Old Klng Cole 

Was a merry old soul, 

And a merry old soul was he._ 

TTalliwell, J\ wrsery Rhymes of England 

— The venerable Ktng Cole "would find few subjects here to 
acknowledge his monarchy of mirtb. — E. P. Whipple. 

King of France. — The Klng of France, with forty thousand men, 
Went up a hill, and so came down agen. 

B. Tarlton, From the Pigges Corantoe. 

Knave. — A crafty knave needs no broker. — Shakespere, Henry V. 

— Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the 
dove ; that is, more knave than fool. — Marlowe, Jew of Malta. 

Knell. — Hear it not, Duncan ; for it is a knell 

That summons thee to heaven or to hell ! — Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Know.- Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, 
The lowest of your throng. — Mllton, Paradise Lost. 

Knowledge And all our knowledge is ourselves to know. 

Pope, Essay on MajK 

— Half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. 

Ibid., Moral Essays. 

— Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and he bears a laden 

breast, 
Pull of sad experience, moving toward the stillness of his rest. 

Tennyson, Locksky Hall 



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Knowledge.— Knowledge is of things we see ; 
And yet we trust it comes from thee, 
A beam in darkness : let it grow. 

Let knowledge grow from more to more, 
But more of reverence in us dwell ; 
That mind aud soul, according well, 
May make one music as before, 
But vaster. — Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject oureelveB, or 
we know where we can find information upon it. — Boswell, Life 
of Johnson. 

— Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, 
Have of ttimes no connection : knowledge dwells 
In beads replete with thoughts of other men ; 
Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. 
Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, 

The mere materials with which wisdom builds, 
Till smooth'd and squared, and fitted to its place, 
Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. 
Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; 
Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. 

Cowper, The Task. 

— Knowledge is power. — Bacon, Meditations. 

— Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way througa 
the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a 
closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value. — 
Chesterfield, Letters. 

— <; The Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties." Title of « 
book by G-. L. Craik, published in 1830 by the Society for the 
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 



Labour. — Labour, wide as the earth, has its summit in heaven. 

Carlyle. 

— Love labour ; for if thou dost not want it for food, thoa 
mayest for physic. — W. Penn. 

— The LABOUR we delight in physics pain. 

Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Ladies. — But — oh ! ye lords of ladies intellectual ! 
Inform us truly, have they not hen-pecked you all ? 

Byron, Don Juan. 



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Lads. — Golden LADS and girls all must, 

As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. — Shakespere, Cymbeline. 

Lake Poets, Lake School, Lakers, or Lakists. — A nickname given 
by the critics, about the beginning of the present century, to "a 
certain brotherhood of poets" — to use the language of the Edin- 
burgh Review, vol. xi. p. 214 — who "haunted for some yeara 
about the Lakes of Cumberland," and who were erroneously 
thought to have united on some settled theory or principles of 
composition and style. Wordsworth, Southey, and Coleridge 
were regarded as the chief representatives of this so-called schoo), 
but Lamb, Lloyd, and Wilson were also included under the same 
designation. 

Lamb. — God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 

Sterne, Sentimental Journey. 

Land. — A land flowing with milk and honey. — Exodus iii. 8. 

— Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle 

Are emblems of deeds that are done in their clime ; 
Where the rage of the vulture, the love of the turtle, 
Now melt into sorrow, now madden to crime ? 

Byron, Bride of Abydoa. 

— There is a land, of every land the pride, 
Beloved by heaven, o'er all the world beside ; 



Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? 
Art thou a man ? a patriot ? look around ; 
Oh, thou shalfc find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, 
That land thy country, and that spot thy home. 

J. Montgomery, Home. 

Land o' Cakes — A name sometimes given to Scotland, because 
oatmeal cakes are a common national dish, particularly among the 
poorer classes. 

— The lady loves, and admires, and worships everything Scottish ; 
the gentleman looks down on the Land op Cakes like a superior 
intelligence. — Black wood's Magazine. 

Land of Nod. — The state or condition of sleep. 

— "And d'ye ken, lass," said Madge, "there's queer things 
chanced since ye hae been in the Land op Nod ? " — Sir W. 
Scott. 

-- This figure is evidently borrowed from the use of the English 
word nod, as denoting the motion of the head in drowsiness. 
But it was also, most probably, at first employed as containing a 
ludicrous allusion to the language of Scripture in regard to the 
conduct of the first murderer: "And Cain went out from the 
presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the Land op Nod."— 
Genesis iv. 16. 



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Lark. — Hark, hark ! the lark at heaven's gate sings, 

And Phoebus 'gins arise, 
His steeds to water at those springs 

On chalic'd flowers that lies ! 
And winking May-buds begin 

To ope their golden eyes.— Shakespere, Cymbeline. 

• — The raven doth not hatch a lark. — Ibid., Titus Androniens. 

Lasses — Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears 
Her noblest work, she classes, ; 
Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, 
And then she made the lasses, O ! 

Burns, Green grow the Basket 

Last. — Though last, not least in love. — Shakespere, Julius Ccesar. 

Late — Better late than never. — Tusser; Points of Husbandry. 

Laugh. — And if I laugh at any mortal thing, 

'Tis that I may not weep. — Byron. Don Juan. 

— A LAUGH is worth a hundred groans in any market. 

Lams, Essays. 

— They laugh that win. — Shakespere. 

— The loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. — Goldsmith. 

Law. — Between two hawks, which flies the higher pitch, 
Between two dogs, which hath the deeper mouth, 
Between two horses, which doth bear him best, 
Between two girls, which hath the merriest eye — 
I have, perhaps, some shallow spirit of judgment ; 
But in these nice sharp quillets of the LAW, 
Good faith, I am no wiser than a daw. 

Shakespere, Hem'y VI. 

— Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. 

Goldsmith, Traveller, 

— Law is a bottomless pit ; it is a cormorant, a harpy that devour* 
everything. — Arbuthnot. 

— Let us consider the reason of the case. For nothing is law 
that is not reason. — Sir John Powell, Coggs v. Bernard. 

— Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing 
most truly kept the law. — Milton, Tetrarchordon. 

— Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat 
is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all 
things hi heaven and earth do her homage, the very least aa 
feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her powec 
— Hooker, Ecclesiastical Polity. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 9l 

Law. — The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yei 
face while it picks yer pocket ; and the glorious uncertainty of ii 
is of mair use to the professors than the justice of it. — Macklin, 
Love d la Mods, 

— Where LAW ends, tyranny begins. — Pitt, Speech, Case oj 
Wilkes. 

Lawyers. — A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between 
two cats.— B. Franklin. 

Lawfully. — He that will do all that he can lawfully would, if he 
durst, do something that is not lawful — Jeremy Taylor, 
Sermons. 

Lay on. — Lay on, Macduff ; 

And danin'd be he that first cries, ' ' Hold, enough ! " 

Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Leaf. — Turn over a new leap. — Middleton, Anything for a Quiet 
Life. 

Learning. — A little learning is a dangerous thing ; 
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring : 
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, 
And drinking largely sobers us again. — Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

— A progeny of LEARNING. (Mrs. Malaprop. ) 

Sheridan, The Rivals. 

— Learning is like mercury, one of the most powerful arid excel- 
lent things in the world in skilful hands ; in unskilful, the most 
mischievous. — Pope, Letters. 

Leaves — Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green. 

Byron, Sennacherib, 

— Thick as autumnal leaves that strew the brooks 
In Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades 

High over-arch'd imbower. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Lender. — The borrower is servant to the lender. — Proverbs xxii. 7. 

Length. — A needless Alexandrine ends the song, 

That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

Let us do or die — Beaumont and Fletcher, The Island Princess. 
Burns, Scots Wha hae. Campbell, Gertrude. 

Liar.— Ferdinand Mendez Pinto was but a type of thee, thou liar oi 
the first magnitude.— Congreve, Love for Love. 

— When by night the frogs are croaking, kindle but a torch's fire-- 
Ha 1 how soon they all are silent ! Thus truth silences the liar. 

Longfellow, T) anslatiom 



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Libel. — The greater the truth, the greater the libel. 

LORD MANSE/ELD. 

Liberty. — A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty 

Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. — ADDISON, Cato. 

— Ay, down to the dust with thern, slaves as they are! 

From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, 
That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty' s war, 
Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains. 

Moore, Entry of the Austrian* into Naples 

«— Give me again my hollow tree, 

A crust of bread and liberty. — Pope, Horace. 

— He that roars for liberty 
Faster binds a tyrant's power ; 
And the tyrant's cruel glee 

Forces on the freer hour. — Tennyson, Vision of Sin. 

— I must have liberty withal. — Shakespere, As You Like It. 

— Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price 
of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not 
what course others may take ; but, as for me, give me liberty, or 
death I — Patrick Henry, Speech. 

— Liberty's in every blow ! — Burns, Scots Wha hae. 

«— Licence they mean when they cry liberty. 

Milton, On Detraction. 

— O liberty ! liberty ! how many crimes are committed in thy 
name ! — Madame Roland. 

— The tree of liberty only grows when watered by the blood oi 
tyrants. — Barere, Speech in the Convention Rationale. 

Library.— My library 

Was dukedom lar-e enough.— Shakespere, Tempest. 

Lie. — And after all, what is a LIE ? *Tis but 

The truth in masquerade. — Byron, Don Juan. 

— Like one, 

Who having, unto truth, by telling of it, 

Made such a sinner of his memory, 

To credit his own lie. — Shakespere, Tempest. 

— Some LIE beneath the churchyard stone, 
And some before the speaker. 

Praed, Sclwol and Sc7ioolfellow$ 

— What is weak must lie ; 

The lion needs but roar to guard his young. 

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life. — Better be with the dead, 

Whom we to gain our peace have sent to peace, 

Than on the torture of the mind to lie 

In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave ; 

After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well ; 

Treason has done his worst : nor steel, nor poison, 

Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing, 

Can touch him further ! — Shakespeke, Macbeth 

— A man's life's no more than to say one ! 
Ibid, 



Catch, then, catch the transient hour ; 

Improve each moment as it flies ; 
Life's a short summer — man a flower — 

He dies— alas ! how soon he dies ! — Dr. Johnson, Winter. 

Life like a dome of many-colored glass, 

Stains the white radiance of eternity. — Shelley, Adovm. 

Life ! we've been long together 
Through pleasant and through cloudy weather ; 
'Tis hard to part when friends are dear ; 
Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear ; 

Then steal away, give little warning, 
Choose thine own time ; 
Say not " good night," but in some brighter clime 

Bid me " good morning." — Mrs. Barbauld, Life. 

Life is a jest, and all things show it ; 
I thought so once, but now I know it. 

J. Gay, My own Epitaph. 

Life is a shuttle.— Shakespere, Merry Wives. 

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, 
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. 

Ibid. , King John. 

Life's but a walking shadow ; a poor player, 
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, 
And then is heard no more. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

The tree of deepest root is found 
Least willing still to quit the ground ; 
'Twas therefore said, by ancient sages, 
That love of life increased with years 
So much, that in our latter stages, 
When pains grow sharp, and sickness rages, 
The greatest love of life appears. 

Mrs. Thrale, Three Warning*, 

Life's but a means unto an end, that end, 
Beginning, mean, and end to all things— God. 

Bailey, Festu*. 



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Life.— Nor love thy life, nor hate ; but what thou liv'st 
Live well ; how long- or short permit to Heaven. 

Milton, Paradise Lost 

— ■ Tell me not, in mournful numbers, 

' ' Life is but an empty dream ! " 
For the soul is dead that slumbers, 
And things are not what they seem. 

Longfellow, A Psalm of Life. 

— The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. 
- -Shakespere, AlPs Well. 

— To know, to esteem, to love — and then to part, 
Makes up life's tale to many a feeling heart ! 

Coleridge, On taking leave of ——, 

— For forms of government let fools contest ; 
Whate'er is best administer'd is best : 

For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight ; 
His can't be wrong whose life is in the right. 

Pope, Essay on Man 

— His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might 
Be wrong ; his life, I'm sure, was in the right. 

Cowley, On the Death of Grashaw. 

— I have set my life upon a cast, 

And I will stand the hazard of the die. 

I think there be six Richmonds in the field. 

Shakespere, Richard III. 

— In the midst of life we are in death. — Church Burial Service. 

This is derived from a Latin antiphon, said to have been compo/ed 
by Notker, a monk of St. Call, in 911, while watching some wo k- 
men building a bridge at Martinsbrucke, in peril of their lives. II 
forms the groundwork of Luther's antiphon, De Morte. 

— O LIFE ! how pleasant in thy morning, 
Young fancy's rays the hills adorning ! 
Cold-pausing Caution's lesson scorning, 

We frisk away, 
Like school-boys at th' expected warning, 

To joy and play.— Burns,, To James Smith. 

-- On life's vast ocean diversely we sail, 
Season the card, but passion is the gale. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. 

Yet, fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit ; 
Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay : 
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Lies worse ; and while it says, " We shall be blest 
With some new joys," cuts off what we possessed. 
Strange cozenage ! none would live past years again, 
Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; 
And from the dregs of life think to receive 
What the first sprightly running could not give. 

Dryden, AuruK/jteb*. 

Light,— A light heart lives long. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost. 

— And storied windows richly dight, 

Casting a dim religious light. — Milton, 11 Penseroso. 

— Gospel light first dawned from Bullen's eyes. 

Gray, Fragments. 

— Hail, holy light ! offspring of heaven first-born. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— He that has light within his own clear breast 
May sit i' th' centre and enjoy bright day ; 
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts 
Benighted walks under the midday sun. — Ibid., Comua. 

— Long is the way 
And hard, that out of hell leads up to light. 

Lbid. , Paradise Lost. 

— Misled by fancy's meteor-ray, 

By passion driven ; 
But yet the light that led astray 

Was light from heaven. — Burns, The Vision. 

— The light that never was on sea or land, 
The consecration, and the poet's dream. 

Wordsworth, Suggested by a Picture of Peele Castle in a Storm. 

Lightning.— Brief as the lightning in the collied night, 
That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, 
And ere a man hath power to say, ' ' Behold ! " 
The jaws of darkness do devour it up. 

Shakespere Midsummer Mght. 

Likewise — Go. and do thou likewise. — Luke x. 37. 

Limbo, or Limbus — [Lat., limbus, a border.] A region supposed 
by some of the old scholastic theologians to he on the edgi ot 
confines of hell. Hero, it was thought, the souls of just men, not 
admitted into heaven or into purgatory, remained to await the 
general resurrection. Such were the patriarchs and other pious 
ancients who died before the birth of Christ. Hence the limbo 
was called Limbus Patrum. According to some of the schoolmen, 
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allotted to the bouIs of infants dying nnbaptized. To these wer« 
added, in popular opinion, a Limbus Fatuorum, or Fool's Paradise, 
the receptacle of all vanity and nonsense. Of this superstitious 
belief Milton has made use in his " Paradise Lost." See Book 
III. v. 440-497. Dante has fixed his Limbo, in which the dis- 
tinguished spirits of antiquity are confined, as the outermost of 
the circles of his hell. 

Limbs. — Her gentle limbs she did undress, 

And lay down in her loveliness. — Coleridge, Christdbel. 

Line What ! will the line stretch out to the crack of doom ? 

Shakespere, Macbeth. 

Linen. — It is not linen you're wearing out, 

But human creatures' lives. — Hood, Song of the Shirt. 

Lines. — The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places. 

Psalm xvi. 6. 

iLdps. — Take, O, take those LLPS away, 
That so sweetly were forsworn ; 
And those eyes, the break of day, 

Lights that do mislead the morn ; 
But my kisses bring again, bring again, 
Seals of love, but seal'd in vain, seal'd in vain. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, 

Liquor. — You cannot judge the liquor from the lees. 

Tennyson, Queen Marp, 

Liquors — For in my youth I never did apply 
Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood. 

Shakespere, As You Like It. 

Little. — These little things are great to little man. 

Goldsmith, Traveller. 

JLiittle said. — And I oft have heard defended 

Little said is soonest mended. — G-. Wither. 

Live. — For we that live to please must please to live. 

Dr. Johnson, A Prologue. 

— Live while you live, the epicure would say, 
And seize the pleasures of the present day ; 
Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries, 
And give to God each moment as it flies. 
Lord, in my views let both united be ; 

I live in pleasure when I live to thee. 

Doddridge, Epigram on his Family Arm* 

— So LIVE that when thy summons comes to join 
The innumerable caravan which moves 

To that mysterious realm where each shall take 
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Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, 
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed 
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, 
Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch 
About him. and lies down to pleasant dreams. 

Bryant, Thanatopsi*. 

— Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, 

Thus unlamented let me die ; 
Steal from the world, and not a stone 
Tell where I lie. — Pope, Ode on Solitude. 

— Thus from the time we first begin to know, 

We live and learn, but not the wiser grow. — J. POMFBET. 

— We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts, not breaths ; 
In feelings, not in figures on a dial. 

We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives 
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. 

P. J. Ballet, Festus. 

Lives. — Lives of great men all remind us 
We can make our lives sublime, 
And, departing, leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time. 

Longfellow, A Psalm of Life. 

Locks Thou canst not say I did it : never shake 

Thy gory locks at me. — Shakespere, Macbeth, 

Lodge. — for a lodge in some vast wilderness, 
Some boundless contiguity of shade, 
Where rumour of oppression and deceit, 
Of unsuccessful or successful war, 
Might never reach me more. — Cowper, The Task. 

Lonely. — So lonely 'twas, that God himself 

Scarce seemed there to be. — Coleridge, Ancient Mariner. 

Look. — For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, 

This pleasing anxious being e'er resign'd, 
Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, 
Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? 

Gray, Elegy. 

— Look before you ere you leap. — Btttler, Hudibras. 

— Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go. — Tusser, Five Hundred 
Points of Good Husbandry. 

Looked. — Looked unutterable things.— Thomson, Seasons. 

Looks — Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, 
Sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 
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Looks — Looks kill love, 

And love by looks reviveth.— Shakespere, Venus and AdonU 

Lord. — But let a lord once own the happy lines, 
How the wit brightens ! how the stye refines ! 

Pope, Essay on OriUchm. 

— Lord of himself, though not of lands ; 

And having nothing, yet hath all. — Sir H. WOTTON. 

Lord Harry. — A vulgar name for the devil. 

— By the Lord Harry. — Sheridan. 

Loss. — That loss is common would not make 
My own less bitter — rather more ; 
Too common ! never morning wore 
To evening but some heart did break. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

Lost. — Praising what is lost 

Makes the remembrance dear.— Shakespere, AlPs Wett. 

— For 'tis a truth well known to most, 
That whatsoever thing is lost, 

We seek it, ere it come to light, 

In every cranny but the right. — Cowper, The Retired Oat. 

— 'Tis better to have loved and lost 

Than never to have loved at all. —Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— What though the field be lost ? 
All is not lost ; th' unconquerable will, 
And study of revenge, immortal hate, 
And courage never to submit or yield. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Lothario — One of the dramatis personce in Rowe's tragedy, " The Fail 
Penitent." His character is that of a libertine and seducer. He ia 
usually alluded to as "the gay Lothario." 

— Is this that haughty gallant, gay Lothario ? — RO"WE. 

Love. — All love is sweet, 

Given or returned. Common as light is love, 
And its familiar voice wearies not ever. 



They who inspire it most are fortunate, 

As I am now ; but those who feel it most 

Are happier still. — Shelley, Prometheus Unbound. 

- And we shall sit at endless feast, 
Enjoying each the other's good : 
What vaster dream can hit the mood 
Of love on earth ?— Tennyson, In Memoriam. 



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Love.— An oyster may be crossed in love. — Sheridan, Th6 Critic. 

— Better to love amiss, than nothing to have loved. 

Crabbe, Tales. 

— But LOVE is blind, and lovers cannot see 
The petty follies that themselves commit. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Yerdtt 

— Bat there's nothing half so sweet in life 

As love's young dream. — Moore, Love's Young Dream. 

— Doubt thou the stars are fire, 
Doubt that the sun doth move ; 
Doubt truth to be a liar, 

But never doubt I love. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Excellent wretch ! Perdition catch my souL 
But I do love thee ! and when I love thee not, 
Chaos is come again. — Ibid., Othello. 

— Fool, not to know that love endures no tie, 
And Jove but laughs at lover's perjury. 

Drtdes, Palamon and Areite. 

— For aught that ever I could read, 
Could ever hear by tale or history. 

The course of true love never did run smooth. 

Shakespere, Mid. MghVa Dream, 

— Friendship is constant in all other things, 
Save in the office and affairs of love : 
Therefore, all hearts in love use their own tongues : 
Let every eye negotiate for itself, 

And trust no agent. — Ibid. , Much Ado. 

— Hail wedded love, mysterious law, true source 
Of human offspring. — Hilton, Paradise Lost. 

— Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, 
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. 

Cong re ve, Mourning Brida. 

— He spake of love, such love as spirits feel 
La worlds whose course is equable and pure ; 
Kb fears to beat away, — no strife to heal, — 
The past unsigned for, and the future sure. 

Wordsworth, Laodamia. 

— I could not love thee, dear, so much, 

Loved I not honour more. — Lovelace, To Lucasta. 

— If there be no great love in the beginning, yet heaven may 
decrease it upon better acquaintance, when we are married, and 
have more occasion to know one another : I hope upon familiarity 
will grow more contempt. — Shakespere, Merry Wives. 



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Love — In her first passion, -woman loves her lover : 

In all the others, all she loves is love. — Byron, Don Juan. 



— In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove ; 

In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts cl 
love. — Tennyson, Locksley Hall. 

— It were all one 

That I should love a bright particular star, 
And think to wed it. — Shakespere, AWs Well. 

'— Let me not to the marriage of true minds 
Admit impediments : LOVE is not love 
Which alters when it alteration finds. — Ibid. , Sonnets. 

— Let those love now who never loved before, 
Let those that always loved now love the more. 

Parnell, Pervigilium Veneru. 

— Love in a hut, with water and a crust, 

Is — Lord forgive us !— cinders, ashes, dust. — Keats, Lamia. 

— Love is hurt with jar and fret ; 
Love is made a vain regret. 

Tennyson, The Miller's Daughter. 

— Love is indestructible : 
Its holy flame for ever burneth ; 

From heaven it came, to heaven returneth ; 

It soweth here with toil and care, 
But the harvest-time of love is there. 

Southey, The Curse of Kehama. 

— Love is strong as death. Many waters cannot quench lova 
either can the floods drown it. — Proverbs. 

— Love, like death, 
Levels all ranks, and lays the shepherd's crook 
Beside the sceptre.— Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— Love me little, love me long. — Marlowe, Jew of Malta. 

■— You say to me-wards your affection's strong ; 
Pray love me little so you love me long. 

Herrick, Love me little. 

— Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, 
And men below, and saints above ; 

For love is heaven, and heaven is love. 

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Love. — Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. 

Shakespere, Twelfth Night* 

— Love thyself last : cherish those hearts that hate thee, 
Corruption wins not more than honesty. 

Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, 
To silence envious tongues ; be just and fear not. 
Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, 
Thy God's and truth's. — Ibid., Henry VIII. , 

— Lurv ? what's luw ? thou can luvv thy lass an' 'er munny too, 
Maakin 'em goa togither, as they've good right to do. 

Tennyson, Northern Farmer : New Stylo. 

— Man's LOVE is of man's life a thing apart, 

'Tis woman's whole existence. — Byron, Bon Juan. 

— Mightier far 

Than strength of nerve or sinew, or the sway 

Of magic potent over sun and star, 

Is love, though oft to agony distrest 

And though his favorite seat be feeble woman's breast. 

Wordsworth, Laodamia. 

— None without hope e'er loved the brightest fair, 
But love can hope where reason would despair. 

Lyttelton, Epigram. 

— O Love, fire ! once he drew 

With one long kiss my whole soul through 

My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.— Tennyson, Fatima. 

— O, my love's like a red, red rose, 

That's newly sprung in June ; 
O, my love's like the melody, 

That's sweetly played in tune. — Burns, A Bed, Bed Boas. 

— Oh ! they love least that let men know their love. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen. 

— Passing the love of women. — 2 Samuel i. 26. 

— Perhaps it was right to dissemble your LOVE ; 
But — why did you kick me down stairs ? 

J. P. Kemble, The Pand, 

— She never told her LOVE ; 
But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, 
Feed on her damask cheek : she pined in thought ; 
And, with a green and yellow melancholy, 

She sat, like Patience on a monument, 
Smiling at grief. — Shakespere, Twelfth Night. 



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Love. — Silence in love bewrays more woe 

Than words, though ne'er so witty; 
A beggar that is dumb, you know, 

May challenge double pity. — Sir W. RALEIGH, Poems. 

— The revolution that turns us all topsy-turvy — the revolution of 
love. — Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new, 

And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. 
The rose is sweetest washed with morning dew, 
And love is loveliest when embalmed in tears. 

Scott, Lady of the Lake. 

— The same love that tempts us into sin, 

If it be true love, works out its redemption ! 

Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— They sin who tell us love can die : 
With life all other passions fly, 

All others are but vanity. — Southey, The Curse of Kehama. 

— ■ True love's the gift which God has given 

To man alone beneath the heaven : 
It is not fantasy's hot fire, 

Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly ; 
It liveth not in fierce desire, 
With dead desire it doth not die ; 
It is the secret sympathy, 
The silver link, the silken tie, 
Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, 
In body and in soul can bind. — Scott, Last Minstrel. 

— When love begins to sicken and decay, 
It useth an enforced ceremony. 

There are no tricks in plain and simple faith. 

Shatcespere, Julius Omar. 

— Who LOVE too much hate in the like extreme. 

Pope, Homer's Odyssey. 

Loved. — Had we never loved sae kindly, 
Had we never loved sae blindly, 
Never met or never parted, 
We had ne'er been broken-hearted ! — Burns, Aefond Kiss. 

— - Who ever loved that loved not at first sight ? 

Marlowe, Hero and Leander. 

Loveliness Loveliness 

Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, 

But is, when unadorn'd, adorn' d the most. — Thomson, Seasons, 



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Lover. — The lover, all as frantic, 

Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt : 
The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, 
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven ; 
And, as imagination bodies forth 
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen 
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing 
A local habitation and a name. 

Shakespere, Mid. Night's Dream. 

Lovers. — Ye Gods ! annihilate but space and time, 
And make two lovers happy. 

Pope, Art of Sinking in Poetry. 

Lover's eyes. — A lover's eyes will gaze an eagle blind. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost, 

Lover's hours — Lovers' hours are long, though seeming short. 

Ibid. , Venus and Adonis, 

Lowly Verily 

I swear, 'tis better to be lowly born 
And range with humble livers in content, 
Than to be perk'd up in a glist'ring grief, 
And wear a golden sorrow. — Ibid., Henry VIII. 

Lustre. — I ne'er could any lustre see 
In eyes that would not look on me ; 
I ne'er saw nectar on a lip 
But where my own did hope to sip. — Sheridan, The Duenna. 

Luxury It was a luxury — to be ! — Coleridge, Retirement. 

— For all their luxury was doing good. — S. Garth, Claremont. 

— He tried the luxury of doing good.— Crabbe, Rail Tales. 

— O luxury ! thou curst by heaven's decree. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 

Lyre. — Who ran 

Through each mode of the lyre, and was master of all. 

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M. 

M?b. — The name given by the English poets of the 15th and succeeding 
centuries to the imaginary queen of the fairies. Shakespere haa 
given a famous description of Queen Mab in Borneo and Juliet, act 
i. sc. 4. The origin of the name is obscure. By some it is derived 
from the Midgard of the Eddas. 

— O, then, I see, Queen Mae bath been with you. 
She is the fairies' midwife ; and she comes 

In shape no bigger than an agate-stone 
On the fore-finger of an alderman, 
Drawn with a team of little atomies 
Over men's noses as they he asleep. 

Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

— Mab, the mistress fairy, 
That doth nightly rob the dairy, 
And can hurt or help the churning 
As she please, without discerning ; 
She that pinches country wenches 
If they rub not clean their benches, 
But if so they chance to feast her, 

In a shoe she drops a tester. — Ben Jonson. 

— If ye will with Mab find grace, 
Set each platter in its place ; 
Rake the fire up and get 
Water in ere sun be set ; 

Sweep your house ; who doth not so, 
Mab will pinch her by the toe. — Herrick. 

— The name Martha, as used in Ireland, is only an equivalent foj 
the native Erse Meabhdh, Meave or Mab, once a great Irish princess, 
who has since become the queen of the fairies : Martha, for Queem 
Mab !— Yonge. 

Mad. — There is a pleasure 

In being mad which none but madmen know. 

Dryden, The Spanish Friar. 

— That he is mad, 'tis true : 

'Tis true, 'tis pity ; and pity 'tis, 'tis true. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Made.— I am fearfully and wonderfully made. — Psalm czxxix. 14 

Madness — Moody madness laughing wild, 
Amid severest woe.— Gray, Eton College. 



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Madness, — Though this be MADNESS, yet there's method in it 

Shakespere, Hamlet, 

Maga A popular sobriquet of Blackwood's Magazine, the contributors 

to which have embraced many of the most eminent writers of 
Great Britain, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, De Quincey, 
Landor, and others. The name is a contraction of the word 
Magazine. 

— - On other occasions he was similarly honoured, and was invariably 
mentioned with praise by "Wilson, the presiding genius of Maga. — 
Dr. Shelton McKenzie. 

Mahomet. — " If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go 
to the hill." — Lord Bacon. 

Maid. — Maid of Athens, ere we part, 

Give, oh, give me back my heart ! — Byron, Maid of Athena. 

Maiden. — A simple maiden in her flower 

Is worth a hundred coats-of-arms. — Tennyson, Lady Clara. 

— Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen, 

Here's to the widow of fifty ; 
Here's to the flaunting, extravagant quean, 
And here's to the housewife that's thrifty. 
Let the toast pass ; 
Drink to the lass ; 
I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass. 

Sheridan, School for Scandal 

— Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare, 

And Mammon wins his way where Seraphs might despair. 

Byron, Ghilde Harold 

Maids. — Maids are May when they are maids ; 
But the sky changes when they are wives. 

Shakespeke, As You Like It. 

Main. — Plac'd far amid the melancholy main. 

Thomson, Castle of Indoknee. 

Main Chance. — Say wisely, Have a care o' th' MAIN chance, 
And look before you ere you leap ; 
For as you sow, y' are like to reap. — Butler, Hudibras. 

— Be careful still of the main chance. — Dryden, Persius. 

Malaprop, Mrs.— A character in Sheridan's comedy of The BiyaU ; 
— noted for her blunders in the use of words. The name is obviously 
derived from the French mal a propos, unapt, ill-timed. 
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Malaprop, Mrs — The conclusion drawn was, that Childe Harold, Byron, 
and the Count in Beppo, are one and the same person, thereby 
making me turn out to be, as Mrs. Malaprop says, "like Cerberus, 
three gentlemen at once. " — Byron. 

- - Mrs. Mat aprop' s mistakes in what she herself calls * ' orthodoxy " 
have been often objected to as improbable from a woman in hei 
rank of life ; but though some of them, it must be owned, are ex- 
travagant and farcical, they are almost all amusing ; and the lucki- 
ness of her simile, ' ' as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the 
Nile," will be acknowledged as long as there are writers to be run 
away with by the wilfulness of this truly " headstrong" species of 
composition. — Moore. 

Mammon Mammon, the least erected spirit that fell 

From heaven ; for e'en in heaven his looks and thoughts 

Were always downward bent, admiring more 

The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold, 

Than aught divine or holy else enjoy'd 

In vision beatific. — Milton, Pdradise Lost. 

Man A brave man struggling in the storms of fate, 

And greatly falling with a falling state. 
While Cato gives his little senate laws, 
What bosom beats not in his country's cause ? 

Pope, Prologue to Addison's Cato. 

■ - A little round fat oily man of God. 

Thomson, Castle of Indolence. 



— A MAN after his own heart. — 1 



xiii. 14. 



— A MAN he was to all the country dear, 
And passing rich with forty pounds a year. 

Goldsmith, Deserted ViUage. 

— A man of my kidney. — Shakespere, Merry Wives. 

— A man so various, that he seem'd to be 
Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; 
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, 
Was everything by starts, and nothing long, 
But in the course of one revolving moon, 
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. 

Dryden, Absalom. 

— And all may do what has by MAN been done. 

Young, Night Thought*. 

— And what have kings that privates have not too ? 

The king is but a man as I am.- Shakespere, Henry V. 



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Man. — A needy, hollow-eyed, sharp -looking wretch, 

A living dead man.— Shakespere, Comedy of Errors. 

— A nice MAN is a man of nasty ideas. — Swift, Thoughts. 

— A noticeable man with large grey eyes. 

Wordsworth, Stanzas written on Thomson. 

— An honest man, close button' d to the chin, 
Broadcloth without, and a warm heart within. 

Cowper, Epistle to HiU. 



A prince can make a belted knight, 
A marquis, duke, and a' that ; 



But an honest man's aboon his might, 
Guid faith, he maunna fa' that. 

Burns, A Man's a Man for a 1 that. 

- A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; 

An honest man's the noblest work of God. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

- From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, 

That makes her loved at home, revered abroad : 
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, 
" An honest man's the noblest work of God." 

Burns, Cotter's Saturday Nights 

- Make yourself an honest MAN, and then you may be sure that 
there is one rascal less in the world. — Carlyle. 

- A sadder and a wiser MAN, 

He rose the morrow morn. — Coleridge, Ancient Mariner. 

- Awake, my St. John ! leave all meaner things 
To low ambition, and the pride of kings. 

Let us (since lif e can little more supply 
Than just to look about us, and to die) 
Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; 
A mighty maze ! but not without a plan. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

But man, proud man, 
Drest in a little brief authority, 
Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd, — 
His glassy essence, — like an angry ape, 
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, 
As make the angels weep. — Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

Give me that man, 
That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him 
In my heart's core, aye; in my heart of hearts, 
As I do thee. Something too much of this. — Ibid., Hamlet, 




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Man.— God made him, and therefore let him pass for a MAN. 

Shakespebe, Merchant of Venice 

God's most dreaded instrument, 
In working out a pure intent, 
Is man — arrayed for mutual slaughter ; 
Yea, Carnage is his daughter. — WORDSWORTH, Ode. 

— He was a man, take him for all in all, 

I shall not look upon his like again. — Shakespebe, Hamlet. 

— He was a MAN 

Who stole the livery of the court of heaven 

To serve the devil in. — Pollok, Course of Time. 

— He was the mildest manner'd man 

That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat. — Bybon, Don Juan. 

— His life was gentle ; and the elements 

So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up 
And say to all the world, " This was a man ! " 

Shakespebe, Julius Casar 

— I could have better spared a better man. — Ibid., Henry IV. 

— I am a man 

More sinn'd against than sinning. — Ibid., King Lear. 

— I've seen yon weary winter's sun, 
Twice forty times return ; 

And every time has added proofs 

That man was made to mourn. — Bubns, Man was made. 

— Know then thyself, presume not God to scan ; 

The proper study of mankin d is man. — Pope, Essay on Man. 

— Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, 
Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; 
Another race the following spring supplies ; 

They fall successive, and successive rise. — Ibid., Homer's Iliad. 

— Man delights not me, — no, nor woman either. 

Shakespebe, Hamlet. 

— Man is a two-legged animal without feathers. — Plato. 

Plato having defined a man to be a two-legged animal without 
feathers, he (Diogenes) plucked a cock, and, bringing him into the 
school, said, ' ' Here is Plato's man. " From which there was added to 
the definition, " with broad, flat nails."— Diogenes Laertius. 



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Man. — Mai : is an animal that cooks his victuals. — Ed. Burke. 

— Man is his own star, and the soul that can 
Render an honest and a perfect man 
Commands all light, all influence, all fate, 
Nothing to him falls early, or too late. 
Our acts our angels are, or good or ill, 
Our fatal shadows that walk by us stilL 

Fletcher, Upon an Honest Man's Fortune, 

— Man is one world, and hath another to attend him. 

Geo. Herbert, Man. 

— Man proposes, but God disposes. — Imitation of Christ. 

— Man's heart deviseth his way : but the Lord directeth his steps. 

Proverbs xvi. 9 

— Man's inhumanity to man 

Makes countless thousands mourn. — Burns, Man was made. 

— Man ! 
Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear. 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

— Man wants but little, nor that little long. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Man wants but little here below, 

Nor wants that little long. — Goldsmith, Tlie Hermit. 

— Nathan said unto David, thou art the man.— 2 Samuel xii. 7. 

— Of man's first disobedience and the fruit 
Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste 
Brought death into the world and all our woe. 

Milton, Paradise LM 

— Once, in the flight of ages past, 

There lived a man. — J. Montgomery, The Common Lot. 

• — Press not a falling man too far. 

Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

— Strive still to be a man before your mother. 

Cowper, Motto of No. 3. Connoisseur 

— Thou wilt scarce be a man before thy mother. 

Beaumont and Fletcher, Love's Cur* 

— Th»t old man eloquent. 

Milton, To the Lady Margaret Ley. 



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Man. — The worll was sad — the garden was a wild ; 
And man, the hermit, sighed, till woman smiled. 

Campbell, Pleasures of Hope. 

— This goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory ; 
this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhang- 
ing firmament, this rnajestical roof, fretted with golden fire, why. 
it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congrega- 
tion of vapours. What a piece of work is a man ! How noble 
in reason ! how infinite in faculties ! in form and moving, how 
express and admirable ! in action, how like an angel ! in appre- 
hension, how like a god ! — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune, but to write 
and read comes by nature. —Ibid., Much Ado. 

— When he is forsaken, 
Withered and shaken, 

What can an old man do but die ?— Hood's Ballads. 

— Why 
Should every creature drink but I ? 
Man of morals, tell me why ? 

Cowley, Imitated from Anaereon. 



Man in the Moon. — A name popularly given to the dark lines and 
spots upon the surface of the moon which are visible to the naked 
eye, and which, when examined with a good telescope, are dis- 
covered to be the shadows of lunar mountains. It is one of the 
most popular and perhaps one of the most ancient, superstitions 
in the world, that these lines and spots are the figure of a man 
leaning on a fork, on which he carries a bundle of thorns or brush- 
wood, for stealing which, on a Sunday, he was transported to the 
moon. (See Midsummer Night's Dream, iii. 1, and Tempest, 
ii. 2.) The account given in Numbers xv. 32, et seq., of a man 
who was stoned to death for gathering sticks upon the Sabbath 
day, is undoubtedly the origin of this belief. 

— I saw the man in the moon. 

Dekker, Old Fortunatus, 1588. 

Man of Straw. — A Nonentity. At first the term arose from sc;are 
crows stuffed with straw. Afterwards in the Greek courts false 
witnesses could at all times be obtained, their distinctive feature 
being straw shoes. In the courts at Westminster Hall, many 
years ago, a similar class of miscreants could be procured, tlw 
signal for infamy being a straw in the shoe. 

Manners. — Men's evil manners live in brass ; their virtuosi 
We write in water.— Shakespere, Henry VIII. 



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Mariners. — Te mariners of England ! 
That guard our native seas : 
Whose flag has braved a thousand years, 
The battle and the breeze ! 

Campbell, Te Mariners of England. 

Marriage.— Hasty marriage seldom proveth well 

Shaeespere, Henry VI. 

Marriages — The reason why so few marriages are happy is because 
young ladies spend their time in making nets, not in making cages. 
Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects. 

Married — A young man married is a man that's marr'd. 

Sttakespere, AWs WeU. 

— Thus grief still treads upon the heel of pleasure : 
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure. 

Congreve, Old Bachelor. 

Martyr. — It is the cause, and not the death, that makes the martyr. 

ZNAPOLEON I. 

Martyred. — For some not to be martyred is a martyrdom. 

Dr. Donne. 

Martyrs — The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. — 
Plures emcimur, quoties metimur a vobis ; semen est sanguia 
Christianorum. — Teetullian, Apologet. 

Master. — Such mistress, such Xan. 

Such master, such man. — Tusser, April's Abstract. 

Matter. — Bring me to the test, 

And I the matter will re-word which madness 
Would gambol from. Mother, for love of grace, 
Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. 

St ta kespere, Samlet. 

— He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 

Proverbs xvii.- 9. 

— When Bishop Berkeley said " there was no MATTER," 
And proved it — 'twas no matter what he said. 

Byron, Don Juan. 

Meant. — Where more is meant than meets the ear. 

Milton. 11 Penseroso. 

Measures.— Measures, not men, have always been my mark. 

Goldsmith, The Good-Naiured Alan. 

— The cant of " not men, but measures." — Ed. Burke. 

Meat. — God sendeth and giveth, both mouth and the meat. 

Tusskb, Good Husbandry. 




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Meat.— God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks. — Rvy's Proverbi 
Garrick, Epigram on Goldsmith's Retaliation. 

Medes and Persians. — The law of the Medes and Persians, which 
altereth not. — Daniel vi. 12. 

Medicine. — By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death will seirt 
the doctor too. — Shakespere, Cymbeline. 

Meditation. — In maiden meditation, fancy free. 

Ibid. , Mid. Night's Dream. 

Meet — 1st Witch. When shall we three meet again, 
In thunder, lightning, or in rain ? 
2nd Witch. When the hurly-burly's done, 

When the battle's lost and won. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Melancholy. — Hence, all you vain delights, 
As short as are the nights 

Wherein you spend your folly ! 
There's naught in this life sweet, 
If man were wise to see 't, 

But only melancholy ; sweetest melancholy ! 

J. Fletcher, The Nice Valour. 

— Moping MELANCHOLY, 

Moon-struck madness. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— There's not a string attuned to mirth, 

But has its chord in melancholy. — Hood, Ode to Melancholy. 

Memory. — And, when the stream 

Which overflowed the soul was passed away, 
A consciousness remained that it had left, 
Deposited upon the silent shore 
Of memory, images and precious thoughts 
That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed. 

Wordsworth, The Excursion. 

— Memory, the warder of the brain.— Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— Remember thee ? 

Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat 

In this distracted globe. Remember thee ? 

Yea from the table of my memory 

I'll wipe away all trivial fond records. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

— The MEMORY of the just is blessed.— Proverbs x. 7. 

Men. — All MEN think all men mortal but themselves. 

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Men. — Flowery oratory he despised. He ascribed to the interested 
views of themselves or their relatives the declarations of pretended 
patriots, of whom he said, "All those men have their price." — 
Coxe, Memoirs of Walpole. 

— I never conld believe that Providence had sent a few men into 
the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready 
saddled and bridled to be ridden. — Richd. Rumbold (when on 
the scaffold). 

— I said in my haste, all MEN are liars. — Psalm cxvi. 11. 

— Let me have men about me that are fat ; 
Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights ; 
Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look; 

He thinks too much : such men are dangerous. 

Shakespere, Julius Omir> 

— Men are but children of a larger growth, 
Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, 
And full as craving too, and full as vain ; 
And yet the soul, shut up in her dark room, 
Viewing so clear abroad, at home sees nothing ; 
But, like a mole in earth, busy and blind, 
Works all her folly up, and casts it outward 
To the world's open view. — Dryden, Love. 

— Men are the sport of circumstances, when 

The circumstances seem the sport of men. — Byron, Don Juan, 

— Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die. 

Young, Night Thought*. 

— I hold it truth, with him who sings 
To one clear harp, in divers tones, 
That men may rise on stepping-stones 
Of their dead selves to higher things. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— Oh, shame to men ! devil with devil damn'd 
Firm concord holds, men only disagree 

Of creatures rational. — Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— O, what men dare do ! what men may do ! what men daily dc, 
not knowing what they do ! — Shakespere, Much Ado. 

— Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, 

Men were deceivers ever ; 
One foot in sea and one on shore ; 
To one thing constant never. — Ibid. 

— The world knows nothing of its greatest MEN. 

Sir H. Taylor, Philip Van Arteneldn 

Menial.— A pampered menial drove me from the door. — T. Moss. 



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Mercy.— A God all mercy is a God unjust. 

Young, Night Thotghtt. 

— And lovelier things have mercy shown 
To every failing but their own ; 
And every woe a tear can claim, 
Except an erring sister's shame. — Byron, The Giaour. 

— Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, 
And shut the gates of mercy on mankind. — Gray, Elegy. 

— No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, 
Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, 
The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, 
Become them with one half so good a grace 
As mercy does. — Shakespere, Measure for Measure. 

— Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. 

Ibid., Timon of Athens. 

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. — Ibid., Titus Andronicus. 

— The greatest attribute of Heav'n is MERCY ; 
And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory, 
Where it may kill with right, to save with pity. 

Beaumont and Fletcher 

— Teach me to feel another's wee, 

To hide the fault I see ; 
That mercy I to others show, 
That mercy show to me. — Pope, Universal Prayer. 

— The quality of mercy is not strain'd ; 

It droppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven 

Upon the place beneath ; it is twice bless'd ; 

It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes : 

'Tis mightiest in the mightiest : it becomes 

The throned monarch better than his crown : 

His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, 

The attribute to awe and majesty, 

Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; 

But mercy is above this sceptred sway ; 

It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, 

It is an attribute to God himself, 

And earthly power doth then show likest God's, 

When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, 

Though justice be thy plea, consider this, — 

That in the course of justice none of us 

Should see salvation ; we do pray for mercy, 

And that same prayer doth teach us all to render 

The deeds of mercy. — Shakespere, Merchant of Venie*. 

■— Who will not mercie unto others show, 
How can he mercy ever hope to have ? 

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Mercy. — Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once ; 
And he that might the vantage best have took 
Found out the remedy. — Shakespere, Measure for Measuie. 

Merits. — No farther seek his merits to disclose, 

Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, 
(There they alike hi trembling hope repose,) 
The bosom of his Father and his God. — Gray, Elegy. 

— On their own merits modest men are dumb. 

G. Colman the Younger, Epilogue to the Heir-at'Lavk 

Mermaid. — What things have we seen 

Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been 

So nimble and so full of subtile flame, 

As if that every one from whence they came 

Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, 

And resolved to live a fool the rest 

Of his dull life.— Fr. Beaumont, Letter to Ben Jonson. 

Merry. — A merry heart goes all the day, 

Your sad tires in a mile-a. — Shakespere, A Winter's Tale. 

— A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. — Proverbs. 

— 'Tis merry in hall 

Where beards wag all. — Ttjsser, August' 's Abstract. 

Merry Andrew. — [A buffoon.] In the ancient Feast or Holiday of 
Fools a Merry Andrew was introduced amongst the grotesqua 
characters. 

Mice. — But mice, and rats, and such small deer, 
Have been Tom's food for seven long year. 

Shakespere, King Lear. 

Midnight Oil — A common phrase, used by Quarles, Shenstone, Cow 
per, Lloyd, and others. 

— Whence is thy learning ? Hath thy toil 
O'er books consum'd the midnight oil ? 

Gay, Shepherd and Philosopher. 

Mighty — How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle 
2 Samuel i. 25. 

Milkmaid. — I would I were a milkmaid, 

To sing, love, marry, churn, brew, bake, and die, 
Then have my simple headstone by the church, 
And all things lived and ended honestly. 

Tennyson, Queen Mary. 



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Miller. — There was a jolly miller once 

Lived on the river Dee ; 
He work'd and sung from morn till night : 

No lark more blithe than he. 
And this the burthen of his song 

For ever used to be : — 
I care for nobody, no, not I, 

If no one cares for me. — I. Bickerstaff. 

Mills. — Though the mills of G-od grind slowly, yet they grind ex- 
ceeding small ; 
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds 
He all. — Longfellow, Retribution. 

Milton — That mighty orb of song, 

The divine Milton. — Wordsworth, The Excursion. 

— Three Poets, in three distant ages born, 
Greece, Italy, and England did adorn ; 
The first in loftiness of thought surpass'd, 
The next in majesty, in both the last. 
The force of Nature could no further go ; 
To make a third, she join'd the former two. 

Dryden, Under Milton's Picture* 

Mind. — A mind not to be changed by place or time. 
The mind is its own place, and in itself 
Can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

— Macbeth. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, 
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, 

Raze out the written troubles of the brain, 
And with some sweet oblivious antidote 
Cleanse the stuff' d bosom of that perilous stuff, 
Which weighs upon the heart ? 

Doctor. Therein the patient 

Must minister to himself. 

Macbeth. Throw physic to the dogs ; I'll none of it. 

Shakespere, Macbeth. 

— It is the mind that makes the body rich. 

Ibid. , Taming of the Shrew. 

.— My lord, 'tis but a base, ignoble mind 

That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. — Ibid., Henry VI 

— Feared, but alone as freemen fear ; 
Loved, but as freemen love alone ; 
He waved the sceptre o'er his kind 
By Nature's first great title — mind. 

Rev. G. Croly, Periclea. 






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Mind. — My mind to me an empire is, 

While grace affordeth health.— R. Southwell, Jesuit, 1595. 

— My MIND to me a kingdom is, 

Such perfect joy therein I find, 
As far exceeds all earthly bliss 

That God and Nature hath assigned. 
Though much I want that most would have, 

Yet still my mind forbids to crave. 

Byrd, Psalmes, Sonnets, &c, 1588. 

— - 0, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown ! 

The courtier's, scholar's, soldier's eye, tongue, sword. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Out of mlnd as soon as out of sight. — Lord Brooke, Sonnets. 

— And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind. 

Imitation of Christ. 

— The watch-dog's voice that bay'd the whispering wind, 
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village. 

Were I so tall to reach the pole, 

Or grasp the ocean with my span, 
I must be measur'd by my soul : 

The mind's the standard of the man. 

Watts, Horce Lyricm. 

Minstrel. — The way was long, the wind was cold ; 

The minstrel was infirm and old.— Scott, Last Minstrel. 

Mirth — As Tammie gloured, amazed and curious, 
The mirth arid fun grew fast and furious. 

Burns, Tarn <?' Slianter. 

— Oh, mirth and innocence ! Oh, milk and water ! 

Ye happy mixtures of more happy days ! — Byron, Beppo. 

— Prepare for mirth, for mirth becomes a feast. 

Shakespere, Periclet. 

— Present MIRTH hath present laughter; 

What's to come is still unsure. — Ibid., Twelfth Night. 

— Where lives the man that has not tried 
How mirth can into folly glide, 

And folly into sin !— Scott, The Bridal of Triermam. 

Misery. — In misery's darkest cavern known, 
His useful care was ever nigh 
Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, 

And lonely want retired to die. — Dr. Johnson. 



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Misery. — ILisert acquaints a man with strange belfellows. 

Shakespere, Ter.ipetL 

— suffering, sad humanity ! 

ye afflicted ones, who lie 
Strrped to the lips in misery ; 
Longing, and yet afraid, to die ; 

Patient, though sorely tried ! — Longfellow, Goblet of Lift. 

Mistress. — Mistress :: herself. :h:-agh china fail. 

Pope. Moral Essays. 

Moderation. — Moderation is the silken string running through the 
pearl chain of all virtues. — Bp. Hall, Christian Moderation. 

Moles — Cast to the moles and to the bats, — Isaiah it 20. 

Monarch. — A merry MONARCH. scandal :us and p :cr. 

Earl of Bochester. On the King. 

— I am monarch :f all I survey, 

And my right there is none to dispute : 
From the centre all round to the sea, 

1 am lord of the fowl and the brute.— Cowper, Selkirk. 

Monarchy. — The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary 
Bommonweatth. — He JoHHaoH, Lift vfMStom. 

Money. — The love or money is the root of all evil. 

1 TwtoOts vi. 10. 

— Get money: still get money, boy; 
No ma::~r ty what means. 

Jonson. Ezery Man in his Rumour. 

— G-et place and vrea'.th : if possible, with grace ; 

If not. by any means ge: -wealth and place. — Pope. Horace 

Monk. — The solitary MONK who shook the world. 

E. Montgomery. 

Monks.— Ad hoods make not monks — Shakespere. Henry TILT. 

Mnoa, — In that s-.vee: mood when p'.ea-san: thoughts 
Bring sad thoughts to the mind. 

"Wordsworth. Lines written in Early Spring. 

M::n, — Moon is mace of green cheese. — Jack Jagler. Rabelais. 
Butler, Hudibras. 

— The moon looks 
On many broo&E : 

The brook can see no moon but this. 

Moore, Whue gazing on the Moon's Light, 

— O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon. 

Shakespere. Borneo and Juliet 



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Moon. — The MOON followed by a single star, like a lady by her paga 

Disraeli, Coningsby. 

— Queen Luna sails the clouds among 
Now lost — now seen hi brightness ; 
Her train of stars their silent song 
Are singing, clad in whiteness. 

Anon., Newspaper extract, 1868. 

— What may this mean, 
That thou, dead corse, again, in complete steel 
Revisit' st thus the glimpses of the moon, 
Making night hideous ; and we fools of nature, 
So horribly to shake our disposition 

With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls ? 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

More. — More the merrier. The title of a book of epigrams, 1608. 
Beaumont and Fletcher, The Scornful Lady. The Sea Voyage. 

Morn. — Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows, 
While proudly riding o'er the azure realm, 
In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes ; 

Youth on the prow and pleasure at the helm ; 
Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, 
That, hush'd in grim repose, expects his ev'ning prey. 

Gray, The Bard. 

— From MORN 

To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, 
A summer's day ; and with the setting sun 
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, 

— Now morn, her rosy steps in th' eastern clime 
Advancing, sow'd the earth with orient pearl, 
When Adam wak'd, so custom'd, for his sleep 
Was aery-light, from pure digestion bred. — Ibid. 

— The breezy call of incense-breathing morn. — Gray, Elegy. 

Mother. — A mother is a mother still, 

The holiest thing alive. — Coleridge, The Three Graves. 

— A mother in Israel. — Judges v. 7. 

— The mother of all living. — Genesis iii. 20. 

Mother Carey. — A name which occurs in the expression Motheb 
Carey's Chickens, applied by sailors to the Procellaria pelagica, 
or stormy petrel, a small oceanic bird vulgarly supposed to be 
seen only before a storm, of which it is regarded as the harbinger. 
According Lo Tarrell, the distinguished ornithologist, " The 
name of ' Mother Carey's Chickens ' is said to have been 
originally bestowed upon the stormy petrel by Captain Cartaret's 



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sailors, probably from some celebrated ideal hag of that name." 
Others regard the words as a characteristic English corruption oi 
Mater Cava (that is, dear mother), an affectionate appellation 
Baid to be given by Italian sailors to the Virgin Mary — the special 
patroness of mariners — for her kindness is sending these messengers 
to forwarn them of impending tempests ; but this explanation is 
more ingenious than probable. When it is snowing, Mother Carey 
is said by the sailors to be plucking her goose ; and this has been 
supposed to be the comical and satirical form assumed by a myth 
of the old German mythology, that described the snow as the 
feathers falling from the bed of the goddess Holda, when she shook 
it in making it. 

Mother Carey. — Among the unsolvable riddles which nature propounda 
to mankind, we may reckon the question, Who is Mother Carey, 
and where does she rear her chickens ? — H. Bridge. 

Mother-wit. — Spenser, Faerie Queen. Marlowe, Prol. Tamberlain 
the Great. Shakespere, Taming of the Shrew. 

Motley.— Motley's the only wear. — Shakespere, As You Like It. 

Mountains. — To me 

High MOUNTAINS are a feeling, but the hum 
Of human cities torture. — Byron, Childe Harold. 

— See, the mountains kiss high heaven, 
And the waves clasp one another ; 

No sister flower would be forgiven 

If it disdain'd its brother. — Shelley, Love's Philosophy. 

Mourn — He that lacks time to mourn lacks time to mend. 
Eternity mourns that. Tis an ill cure 
For life's worst ills to have no time to feel them. 
Where sorrow's held intrusive and turned out, 
There wisdom will not enter, nor true power, 
Nor aught that dignifies humanity. 

Sir H. Taylor, Philip Van Artevelde. 

Mourns.- -He mourns the dead who lives as they desire. 

Young, Night Thought* 

Mouse. — The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole 
Can never be a mouse of any soul. 

Pope, The Wife of Bath, Her Prologue. 

Multitude. — Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down 
under the hoofs of a swinish multitude. — Ed. Burke. 

— The multitude is always in the wrong. 

Earl of Roscommon. 

Mumbo Jumbo. — A strange bugbear, common to all the Mandingo 
towns, and resorted to by the negroes as a means of discipline. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 121 

Mumbo Jumbo. — The grand question and hope, however, is, will 
not this feast of the Tuileries' Mumbo Jumbo be a sign, perhaps, 
that the guillotine is to abate ? — Carlyle. 

Munchausen. — The fictitious author of a book of travels filled with the 
most extravagant fictions. The name is corrupted from that of 
Jerome Charles Frederick von Munchhausen, a German officer 
in the Russian service, who died in 1797. He must not be con- 
founded with Gerlach Adolphus, Baron von Munchhausen, one of 
the founders of the University of Gottingen, and for many years a 
privy councillor of the Elector of Hanover, George II. of England. 

Murder. — For murder, though it have no tongue, will speak 
With most miraculous organ. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

— Mordre wol out, that see we day by day. 

Chaucer, TJie Nonnes Prestes Tali 

— One murder made a villain, 
Millions a hero. Princes were privileged 

To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. — Bishop PORTEOUS. 

— One to destroy is MURDER, by the law, 
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; 

To murder thousands takes a specious name, — 
War's glorious art, — and gives immortal fame. 

Young, Love of Fame. 

Muse. — For his chaste muse employed her heaven-taughb lyre 
None but the noblest passions to inspire, 
Not one immoral, one corrupted thought, 
One line which, dying, he could wish to blot. 

Lord Lyttelton, Prologue to Thomson's Ooriolanus 

Music. — I am never merry when I hear sweet music. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice. 

— If music be the food of love, play on. 
Give me excess of it ; that, surfeiting, 
The appetite may sicken, and so die. 
That strain again ; — it had a dying fall : 

O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound 

That breathes upon a bank of violets, 

Stealing and giving odour. — Ibid., Twelfth Night. 

— Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, 
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. 

Congreve, The Mourning Brids, 

— Music is a kind of inarticulate unfathomable speech, which leads 
us to the edge of the infinite, and lets us for moments gaze into 
that.— Carlyle. 



122 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Music — Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilised into tirno and 
tune. Such the extensiveness thereof, that it stoopeth so low as 
brute beast3, yet mounteth as high as angels. For horses will do 
more for" a whistle than for a whip, and, by hearing their bells, 
jingle away their weariness. — Thomas Fuller. 

— The man that hath no music in himself, 

Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, 
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils ; 
The motions of his spirit are dull as night, 
And his affections dark as Erebus : 
Let no such man be trusted. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice. 

Musical. — Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, 

Most musical, most melancholy ! — Milton, IlPenseroso. 

Mutual Admiration Society. — [Fr. Societe d' Admiration MutueUe.] 
A nickname popularly given in Paris to the " Societe d'Observation 
Medicale." It is used, in English, in a more general way, usually 
with reference to any persons who are lavish of compliments from 
a desire to be repaid in kind. 

— Who can tell what we owe to the Mutual Admiration Society 
of which Shakespere, and Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and 
Fletcher were members ? Or to that of which Addison and Steele 
formed the centre, and which gave us the Spectator? Or to that 
where Johnson, and Goldsmith, and Burke, and Reynolds, and 
Beauclerc, and Boswell, most admiring among all admirers, met 
together ? . . . Wise ones are prouder of the title M. S. M. A. than 
of all their other honours put together. — . W. Holmes. 



Mystery. — The mystery of iniquity. — 1 

— Within this awful volume lies 

The mystery of mysteries. — Scott, The Monastery. 



N. 

Naked. — The naked every day he clad 

When he put on his clothes. — Goldsmith, Elegy on a Mad Dog. 

Name And last of all an admiral came, 

A terrible man, with a terrible name,— 

A name which you all know by sight very well ; 

But which no one can speak, and no one can spell. 

Southey, March to Moscou 



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Name. — Good name, in man and woman, dear my lord, 
Is the immediate jewel of their souls. 

Who steals my parse, steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; 
But he that filches from me my good name 
Hobs me of that which not enriches him, 
And makes me poor indeed. — Shakespebe, OtheUo. 

— A good NAME is rather to be chosen than great riches. 

Proverbs xxii. 1. 

— A good NAME is better than precious ointment. 

Ecclesiastes vii. 1. 

— He left the name at which the world grew pale, 
To point a moral, or adorn a tale. 

Dr. Johnson, HumanWishes. 

— I cannot tell what the dickens his name is. 

Shakespebe, Merry Wives. 

— I do beseech you — chiefly that I may set it in my prayers — what 
is your name ? — Shakespebe. 

— My name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, 
to foreign nations, and to the next ages. — Bacon, From his Witt. 

— Named softly as the household name 
Of one whom God hath taken 

E. B. Browning, Cowper's Grove. 

— Oh ! no ! we nover mention her, 

Her NAME is never heard ; 
My lips are now forbid to speak 

That once familiar word.— T. H Bayly. 

— The grand old name of gentleman. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam. 

— Ravished with the whistling of a name. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— The king's name is a tower of strength, 
Which they upon the adverse faction want. 

Shakespebe, Richard III. 

— What's in a name ? that which we call a rose 
By any other name would smell as sweet. 

Ibid., Romeo and Juliet. 

mm Who hath not owned, with rapture -smitten frame, 
The power of grace, the magic of a name. 

Campbell, Pleasures ofEopt 



124 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Names — How many names in the long sweep of lime, that so fore- 
shortens greatness, may but hang on the chance mention of som« 
fool that once brake bread with us, perhaps. 

Tennyson, Qiieen Mary. 

— Then shall our names, 

Familiar in their mouths as household words, — 
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter, 
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Glo'ster, — 
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd. 

Shakespere, Henry V. 

Nation Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation 

rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her in- 
vincible locks ; methinks 1 see her as an eagle mewing her mighty 
youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.- 
Milton, Areopagitica. 

Nation of Shopkeepers. — From an oration purporting to have bee» 
delivered by Samuel Adams at the State House, in Philadelphia, 
August 1, 1776. Philadelphia, printed ; London, reprinted for E% 
Johnson, No. 4 Ludgate Hill, 1776. To found a great empire foi 
the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers may at first 
sight appear a project fit only for a NATION OP SHOP.KEEPER?. — < 
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations. 

Native Land. — Breathes there the man with soul so dead 
Who never to himself hath said, 

This is my own, my native land ! 
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, 
As home his footsteps he hath turned 

From wandering on a foreign strand ? 
If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; 
For him no minstrel raptures swell ; 
High though his titles, proud his name, 
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; 
Despite those titles, power, and pelf, 
The wretch, concentred all in self, 
Living, shall forfeit fair renown, 
And, doubly dying, shall go down 
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, 
Unwept, unhonour'd and unsung. — Scott, Last Minstrel. 

~ My native land — good night ! — Byron, Childe Harold. 

Nature. — All nature is but art, unknown to thee ; 

All chance, direction, which thou canst not see ; 

All discord, harmony not understood ; 

All partial evil, universal good ; 

And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite. 

One truth is clear, whatever is, is right. — Pope, Essay on Mom, 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 125 

Nature. — All are but parts of one stupendous whole, 
Whose body nature is, and God the soul. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— Art may err, but nature cannot miss. 

Dryden, The Cock and Fox. 

— But who can paint 
Like nature ! Can imagination boast, 

Amid its gay creation, hues like hers ? — Thomson, Seasons. 

• - Eye nature's walks, shoot folly as it flies, 
And catch the manners living as they rise ; 
Laugh where we must, be candid where we can, 
But vindicate the ways of God to man. — Pope, Essay on Man. 

— His nature is too noble for the world : 

He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, 

Or Jove for his power to thunder. — Shakespere, CoiHolanu9. 

— Nature is frugal, and her wants are few. 

Young, NigJit Thoughts. 

— Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. 

Emerson, Essays. 

— Nature is but a name for an effect, whose cause is God. 

Cowper, The Task. 

— Nature, the vicar of the almightie Lord. 

Chaucer, The Assembly of Foules. 

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. 

Shakespere, TroiLus and Cressida. 

— Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, 
But looks through nature up to nature's God. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— To hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Yet I do fear thy nature : 

It is too full o' the milk of human kindness. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Nautilus. — Learn of the little nautilus to sail, 
Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

Navy. — The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence 
and ornament ; it is its ancient and natural strength, — the floating 
bulwark of our island. — B:lace:stone, Commentaries. 



126 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Nazareth.— Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth ? 

Joh* I 40 

Necessity. — Necessity, the mother of invention. 

C. Farquhar, Twin Rivals. 

— Necessity invented stools, 
Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. 

Cowper, The Task. 

— Necessity, thou mother of the world ! 

Shelley, Queen Mdb. 

— Make a virtue of necessity. — Rabelais. Chaucer, KnigMs 
Tale. Shakespere, Two Gentlemen. Dryden, Palamon and 
Arcite. 

Negro — The image of God cut in ebony.— Thomas Fuller. 

Nettle. — Tender-handed stroke a nettle, 

And it stings you for your pains ; 
Grasp it like a man of mettle, 

And it soft as silk remains. 
'Tis the same with common natures : 

Use 'em kindly, they rebel ; 
But be rough as nutmeg-graters, 

And the rogues obey yon well. 

Aaron Hill, 1750, Verses written on a window in Sootlana. 

New.- -There is no NEW thing under the sun. — Ecclesiastes i. 9. 

News. — As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good NEWS from a fat 
country. — Proverbs xxv. 25. 

— Evil NEWS rides post, while good news baits. 

Milton, Samson Agonistes. 

— Though it be honest, it is never good 

To bring bad NEWS. Ill tidings tell themselves. 

Shakespere, Ant. and Oka. 

— Yet the first bringer of unwelcome NEWS 
Hath but a losing office ; and his tongue 
Sounds ever after as a sullen bell, 
Remember'd knolling a departed friend. 

Ibid., Henry IV. 

Newton. — Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night : 
God said, " Let Newton be ! " and all was light. 

Pope, Horace, Epitaph intended for Sir Isaac N wton 

New World. — I called the new world into existence to redress the 
balance of the old.— G. Canning, The King's Message. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 12' 

New Zealand — She (the Roman Catholic Church) may still exist in tin- 

. diminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, 

in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch oi 

London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's. — Macatjlay 

Review of Ranke's History of the Popes. 

Night.— How beautiful is night ! 

A dewy freshness fills the silent air ; 
No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain 
Breaks the serene of heaven : 
In full orbed glory, yonder moon divine 
Bolls through the dark-blue depths. 
Beneath her steady ray 
The desert-circle spreads, 
Like the round ocean, girdled with the sky. 
How beautiful is night ! — R. Southey, Thalaba. 



Oft in the stilly night 

Ere slumber's chain has bound me, 
Fond memory brings the light 
Of other days around me ; 
The smiles, the tears, 
/ Of boyhood's years, 
The words of love then spoken ; 
The eyes that shone, 
Now dimm'd and gone, 
The cheerful hearts now broken ! 

Moore, Oft in the Stilly Night 



Silence, ye wolves ! while Ralph to Cynthia howls, 
And makes NIGHT hideous ; — answer him, ye owls. 

Pope, The Dunciad. 

And the best of all ways 

To lengthen our days, 

Is to steal a few hours from the NIGHT, my dear ! 

Moore, Young May Moon. 

Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud 
Turn forth her silver lining on the night ? 

Milton, Comus. 

The white-washed wall, the nicely sanded floor, 
The varnish'd clock that clicked behind the door, 
The chest contrived a double debt to pay, 
A bed by night, a chest of drawers by day. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Vtitoff*. 



128 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Night. — Night's candles are burned out, and jocund day 
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. 

Shakespere, Borneo aid Juliet. 

— 'Tis now the very witching time of NIGHT, 

When churchyards yawn, and hell itself breathes out 
Contagion to this world. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

— When NIGHT 

Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons 
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine. 

Milton, Paradise Lout. 

Ninety-eight. — Who fears to speak of Ninety-eight ? 
Who blushes at the name ? 
When cowards mock the patriot's fate, 
Who hangs his head for shame ? 

J. K Ingram, The Nation Newep<iper, 

Noble — The noble army of martyrs. — Common Prayer. 

— "Tis only noble to be good. — Tennyson, Lady Clara. 

— We'll shine in more substantial honours, 

And to be noble we'll be good. — Bishop Percy, Winefreda. 

— Whoe'er amidst the sons 
Of reason, valour, liberty, and virtue, 
Displays distinguish'd merit, is a noble 

Of Nature's own creating. — Thomson, Coriolanus. 

— I am as free as nature first made man, 
Ere the base laws of servitude began, 
When wild in woods the noble savage ran. 

Dryden, The Conquest of Granada, 

Norval — My name is NORVAL ; on the Grampian hills 
My father feeds his flocks ; a frugal swain, 
Whose constant cares were to increase his store, 
And keep his only son, myself, at home. — J. Home, Douglas. 

Nor'-wester. — A strong nor'-wester's blowing, Bill ; 
Hark ! don't ye hear it roar nowl 
Lord help 'em, how I pities them 
Unhappy folks on shore now ! 

William Pitt, TJie Sailors Consolation. 

Note.— in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words : 
" May we ne'er want a friend nor a bottle to give him!" When 
found make a note of.— Captain Cuttle, Dickens, L'ombeyandSm 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 129 

Notes. — If there's a hole in a' jour coats, 
I rede ye tent it ; 
A chiel's amang ye takin' notes, 
And, faith, he'll prent it. 

Burns, On Captain Grose. 

Nothing. — G-ratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than 
any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat 
hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find 
them ; and when you have them they are not worth the search. - 
Shakespere, Merchant of Venice. 

Numbers. — As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, 

I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. — Pope, To Arbuthnot 



Oaks — Those green-robed senators of mighty woods, 
Tall OAKS, branch-charmed by the earnest stars, 
Dream, and so dream all night without a stir. — Keats, Hyperion. 

Oar. — On the ear 

Drops the light drip of the suspended OAR. 

Byron, OMlde Harold. 

Oath — A good mouth-filling oath.— Shakespere, Henry IV. 

— He that imposes an oath makes it, 
Not he that for convenience takes it : 
Tben how can any man be said 

To break an oath he never made ? — Butler, Hudibras. 

— It is a sin to swear unto a sin ; 

But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. 

ShakesperFv Henry VI. 

— To keep that oath were more impiety 

Than Jephtha's, when he sacrificed his daughter Ibid. 

Oaths. — Oaths are but words, and words but wind. 

Butler, Hudibras. 

— 'Tis not the many oaths that make the truth ; 
But the plain single vow that is vowed true. 

Shakespere, AWs WeH 

Oblivion. — Last scene of all 

That ends this strange eventful history, 
Is second childishness, and mere oblivion ; 
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. 

Ibid., As You Like It. 

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130 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Observation.— He is but a bastard to the time, 

That doth not smack of obsebvation. — Shakeepebe, King John 

— The bearings of this obsebvation lays in the application oa 
it. — Dickens, Dorabey and Son. 

Observed. — The glass of fashion and the mould of form, 
The obsebved of all observers. — Shakespebe, Hamlet. 

Ocean. — Eoll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean — roll ! 
Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; 
Man marks the earth with ruin — his control 
Stops with the shore — Byeon, GhUde Harold. 

— Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow — 

Such as creation's dawn beheld, thou rollest now. — Ibid. 

— Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form 
Glasses itself in tempests. — Ibid. 

— And I have loved thee, ocean ! and my joy 
Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be 
Borne, like thy bubbles, onward : from a boy 
I wanton'd with thy breakers. 



And trusted to thy billows far and near, 

And laid my hand upon thy mane — as I do here. — Ibid. 

— He laid his hand upon the " ocean's mane," 
And played. familiar with his hoary locks. 

Pollok.— The Course of Time. 

Offender. — Love th' offendee, yet detest th' offence. — Pope, ffloisa. 

— She hugged the offendeb, and forgave the offence. 
Sex to the last. — Dbyden, Cymon. 

Old — It is a pleasure to grow old when the years that bring decay 
to ourselves ripen the prosperity of our country. — Lytton, Lady 
of Lyons. 

— Old wood to burn ! Old wine to drink ! Old friends to trust ! 
Old authors to read ! 

Alonzo of Aragon was wont to say, in commendation of age. that it 
appeared to be best in these four things. — Melchiob, Floresta Espanola. 
Bacon, Apothegms, &c. 

— Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood 
burns brightest, old linen wash whitest ? Old soldiers, sweetheart, 
are surest, and old lovers are soundest. — Webstee, Westward Ho I 

— What find you better or more honourable than age ? Take the 
preheminence of it in everything : in an 01 D friend, in old wine, ir 
an old pedigree. — The Antiquary. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 131 

Old, — I love everything that's OLD. Old friends, old times, old 
manners, old books, old wine. 

Goldsmith, She Sloops to Conquer. 

Old Grog. — A nickname given by the sailors in the British navy to 
Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), on account of his wearing 
a grogram cloak in foul weather. They afterwards transferred the 
abbreviated term GROG to a mixture of rum, gin, or other spirituous 
liquor, with water — a kind of beverage first introduced by the 
Admiral on board ship. 

Old Harry. — A vulgar name for the devil ; also called Lord Harry. 

— It has been suggested {Notes and Queries, xii. 229) that this 
appellation comes from the Scandinavian Hari or Herra (equiva- 
lent to the German Herr), names of Odin, who came in time (like 
the other deities of the Northern mythology) to be degraded from 
his rank of god to that of fiend or evil spirit. According to 
Henley, the hirsute honours of the Satan of the ancient religious 
stage procured him the name Old Hairy, corrupted into Old 
Harry. 

Old Man of the Sea.— In the "Arabian Nights' Entertainments," a 
monster encountered by Sinbad the sailor, in his fifth voyage. 
After carrying him upon his shoulders a long time, Sinbad at 
last succeeded in intoxicating him, and effected his escape. 

Old Nick. — A vulgar and ancient name for the devil, derived from 
that of the Neck, or Nikke, a river or ocean god of the Scandina- 
vian popular mythology. "The British sailor," says Scott, "who 
fears nothing else, confesses his terrors for this terrible being, and 
believes him the author of almost all the various calamities to 
which the precarious life of a seaman is so continually exposed." 
Butler, the author of "Hudibras," erroneously derives the term 
from the name of Nieolo Machiavelli. 

Old Scratch. — A jocular and ancient term for the devil. 

— It is to be suspected that the paternity of Old Scratch 
must be sough* for in the Scrat, Schrat, Schretel, or Schretlein, a 
house or wood demon of the ancient North. — Notes and Queries., 

One.— That God who ever lives and loves ; 
One God, one law, one element : 
And one far off divine event 
To which the whole creation moves. 

Tennyson, In Mernoriam. 

On* Thing. — But one thing is needful. — Luke x. 43. 



132 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Oracle, Sir.--A name which occurs in Shakespere's "Merchant 01 

Venice," in the expression : 

" I am Sir Oracle ; 
And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark." 
In the folio edition, the words are "lam, sir, an oracle," which 
is probably the true reading. 

Oracles — The oracles are dumb, 
No voice or hideous hum 
Euns thro' the arched roof in words deceiving. 

Milton, II Penseroso. 

Order. — Order gave each thing view. — Shakespere, Henry VIII. 

— Order is Heaven's first law. — Pope, Essay on Man. 

— Set thine house in order. — Isaiah xxxviii. 1. 

— The old order changeth, yielding place to new.— Tennyson. 

Orthodoxy. — " I have heard frequent use," said the late Lord Sand- 
wich, in a debate on the Test Laws, " of the words 'ORTHODOXY ' 
and ' heterodoxy ; ' but I confess myself at a loss to know pie- 
cisely what they mean." " Orthodoxy, my Lord," said Bishop 
Warburton, in a whisper — " orthodoxy is my doxy — heterodoxy 
is another man's doxy." — Priestley, Memoirs. 

Owes. — And looks the whole world in the face, 
For he owes not any man. 

Longfellow, The Village Blacksmith. 

Oyster. — He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. 

Dean Swift, Conversation. 

— It is unseasonable and unwholesome, in all months that haze 
not an R in their name, to eat an oyster. 

Butler (1599), DyeVs Dinner. 



P. 



Ps and Qs. — Mind your Ps and Qs. An injunction to be careful, 
which arose it is said from taverners, in reckoning the bills of their 
guests, using the abbreviations of P. and Q. for pints and quarts 
of liquor. The liability to mistake p for q in printing is another 
conjecture. 

Paid.— He is well paid that is well satisfied. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venie* 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 13S 

Painter. — A flattering 1 painter, who made it his care 
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. 

Goldsmith, Retaliation 

Paip. — The Paip, that pagane full of pryde, 
His lies us blindit lang, 
For quhair the blind the blind do gyde, 
Na wonder tha ga wrang. — Ramsay, Ever GrJ'een, 

Pall Mall Gazette. — " Pall Mall Gazette— why Pall Mai] 
Gazette ? " asked Wagg. '' Because the editor was born at Dublin, 
the sub-editor at Cork, because the proprietor lives in Paternostet 
Eow, and the paper is published in Catherine Street, Strand." 

Thackeray, Vanity Fair 

Palm — Tou yourself 

Are much condemned to have an itching palm. 

Sttakespebe, Julius Ceesar. 

Parallel — None but himself can be his parallel. — L. Theobald. 

Parent. — These are thy glorious works, parent of good. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Parson. — Oh for a forty parson power. — Byron, Don Juan. 

— There goes the parson, oh ! illustrious spark ! 
And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk. 

Cowper, Names of Little Note. 

Parting. — Good night, good night : parting is such sweet sorrow, 
That I shall say good night till it be morrow. 

Shaeespere, Borneo and Juliet 

— The parting of a husband and a wife 
Is like the cleaving of a heart ; one half 

Will flutter here, one there. — Tennyson, Queen Mary. 

Party. — Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few. 

Pope, Thoughts on Various Subjects, 

— Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind ; 
And to PARTY gave up what was meant for mankind. 

Goldsmith, Retaliation 

Passion. — And you, brave Cobham ! to the latest breath 
Shall feel your ruling passion strong in death. 

Pope, Moral Essays. 

— The ruling passion, be it what it will, 

The ruling passion conquers reason still. — Ibid. 



Give me that man that is not passion's 
And I will wear him in my heart's core. 



Shaeespere, HaniltL 



134 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Passion. — Hence one master-PASSloN in the breast, 
Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

Past. — The best of prophets of the future is the past. 

Byron, Letter, January 28, 1821 

— Look, what is done cannot now be amended. 

Shakespere, Richard Til 

— Repent what's past ; avoid what is to come. — Ibid., Hamlet. 

— This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas, 

The past, the future, two eternities !— Moore, LaUa Rookh. 

— When to the sessions of sweet silent thought 
I summon up remembrance of things past. 

Shakespere, Sonnet xxx. 

Patience. — He that will have a cake of the wheat must needs tarry th« 
grinding.— lb id., Troilus and Cressida. 

— She sat like patience on a monument, smiling at grief. 

Ibid., Twelfth NigM. 

— How poor are they that have no patience. — Ibid. , Othello. 

— The worst speak something good ; if all want sense, 
God takes a text, and preacheth pa-ti-ence. 

G. Herbert, TJie Church Porch. 

— 'Tis all men's office to speak patience 

To those that wring under the load of sorrow, 

But no man's virtue, nor sufficiency, 

To be so moral when he shall endure 

The like himself. — Shakespere, Much Ado. 

Patient I am as poor as Job, my lord, but not so patient. 

Ibid. , Henry IV. 
Patriot. — Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, 

His first, best country ever is at home. — Goldsmith, Traveller. 

Paul Pry.— The title of a well-known comedy by John Poole, and the 
name of its principal character, " one of those idle, meddling 
fellows, who, having no employment themselves, are perpetually 
interfering in other people's affairs." 

— He (Boswell) was a slave proud of his servitude, a Paul Pry 
convinced that his own curiosity and garrulity were virtues. 

Macaulay. 

Peace. — Peace hath her victories 

No less renown'd than war. — Milton, To Cromwell. 

— Peace, peace, when there is no peace. — Jeremiah vi 41. 



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Peace.— The inglorious arts of peace. 

And. Mar yell, Upon CromweWs Return from Irdand 

PearL — A pearl of great price. — Matthew xiii. 46. 

Pearls. — Go boldly forth, my simple lay, 
Whose accents flow with artless ease, 
Like orient pearls at random strung. — Sir W. Jones. 

— Neither cast ye your pearls before swine. — Matthew vii. 6. 

Peasantry. — HI fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, 
"Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. 
Princes and lords mar flourish or may fade, 
A breath can make them as a breath has made, 
But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, 
When once destroy 'd, can never be supplied. 

GoLDSiiiTH, Deserted VUlagt 

Peep — One that would peep and botanize 

Upon his mother's grave. — Wordsworth, A Poet's Epitaph. 

Pen — Beneath the rule of men entirely great 

The pen is mightier than the sword.— Lord Lytton, Richelieu. 

— Take away the sword ; 

States can be saved without it; bring the pen ! — Ibid. 

— The PEN of a ready writer. — Psalm xlv. 1. 

— The feather whence the pen 

Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, 
Dropped from an angel's wing. 

Wordsworth. Walton's Lives. 

— The PEN wherewith thou dost so heavenly sing 

Made of a quill from an angel's wing. — H. Constable, Sonnet. 

Penance. — When the scourge 

Inexorable, and the torturing hour 
Calls us to penance.— Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Perfection.— The very pink of perfection. 

Goldsaitth, She Stoops to Conquer. 

Peri, — One morn a Peri at the gate 

Of Eden stood disconsolate. — Moore, Paradise and the Peri. 

Persuaded. — Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 

Romans sir. 5 

Petition. — Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day ; 
Let other hours be set apart for business. 
To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk ; 
And this, our queen shall be as drunk as we. 

Fielding, Tom Thumb. 



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Phantom. —She was a phantom of delight 
When first she gleamed upon my sight. 

Wordsworth, She was a Phantom, 

Philosophy. — A little philosophy inclineth a man's mind to atheiBm, 
but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.— 
Bacon, Atheism. 

— How charming is divine PHILOSOPHY ! 

Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose ; 

But musical as is Apollo's lute, 

And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, 

Whero no crude surfeit reigns. — Milton, Comus. 

— Philosophy triumphs easily over past, and over future evils, 
but present evils triumph over philosophy. 

Rochefoucauld, Maxims. 

— Philosophy will clip an angel's wings. — Keats, Lamia. 

— There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, 
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Physic. — Throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Picking. — To keep my hands from picking and stealing. 

Church Catechism. 

Pickwickian — In a Pickwickian sense. — Dickens, Pickwick. 

Pic Nic. — The Annual Register, 1802, says that a new kind of enter, 
tainment has come into fashion, called Pic NIC suppers, where a 
variety of dishes are set down in a list, and whoever draws a partic- 
ular dish must furnish it for the use of the company. 

Picture. — Look here, upon this picture and on this ; 
The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. 

Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Pilfers. — Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse ; 
Like gipsies, lest the stolen brat be known, 
Defacing first, then claiming for his own. 

CnuRcniLL, The Apology. 

Pious Frauds. — When Pious frauds and holy shifts 
Arc dispensations and gifts. — Butler, Huclibras. 

Pitch. — He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. 

Ecclesiasticus xiii. 1 

Pity. — No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. 

Shakespere, Maibeth 

— Pity melts the mind to love. — Dryden, Alexander's Feast. 



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Place. — " A jolly place," said he, "in times of old ! 
But something ails it now : the spot is cursed." 

Wordsworth, Hart-Leap Well 

Places All PLACES that the eye of heaven visits 

Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. 

Shake spere, Richard II 

Plagiare. — For such kind of borrowing as this, if it be not bettered by 
the borrower, among good authors is accounted Plagiare. — 
Milton, Iconoclastes. 

Plain as a Pike-staff. — Terence in English, 1641. Duke op Buck- 
ingham, Speech in the House of Lords, 1675. Smollett, Trans. 
Gil Bias. 

Play — The play, I remember, pleased not the million ; 'twas caviare 
to the general. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 

Playmates. — I have had playmates, I have had companions, 
In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days, 
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. 

Charles Lamb, Old Familiar Faces. 

Pleasure. — A man of pleasure is a man of pains. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Fly not yet, 'tis just the hour 

"When pleasure, like the midnight flower 

That scorns the eye of vulgar light, 

Begins to bloom for sons of night, 

And maids who love the moon. — Moore, Fly not yet. 

— " I'd sooner ha' brewin' day and washin' day together than one 
o' these pleasurin' days. There's no work so tirin' as danglin' 
about an' starin', an' not rightly knowin' what you're goin' to do 
next ; and keepin' your face i' smilin' order like a grocer o' markefc- 
day for fear people shouldna think you civil enough. An' you've 
nothing to show for't when it's done, if it isn't a yallow face wi' 
eatin' things as disagree." — George Eliot, Adam Bede. 

— No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en ; 
In brief, sir, study what you most affect. 

Shakespere, Taming of the Shrew. 

— > Pleasures are like poppies spread, 
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ; 
Or, like the snow-fall in the river, 
A moment white, then melts for ever. — Burns, Tarn «' Shanter. 

— Rich the treasure, 
Sweet the pleasure, 

Sweet is pleasure after pain. — Dbyden, Alexander's Feast. 



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Pleasure. — There is a pleasure in the pathless wood*, 
There is a rapture on the lonely shore, 
There is society, where none intrudes, 
By the deep sea, and music in its roar : 
I love not Man the less, but Nature more. 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

Poems. — He wrote poems and relieved himself very much. When a 
man's grief or passion is at this point, it may be loud, but it is not 
very severe. When a gentleman is cudgelling- his brain to find any 
rhyme for sorrow, besides borrow or to-morrow, his woes are nearer 
at an end than he thinks. — Thackeray. 

Poet. — Call it not vain ; — they do not err 
Who say that when the poet dies, 
Mute Nature mourns her worshipper, 
And celebrates his obsequies. — SCOTT, Last Minstrel 

— Ne'er 
Was flattery lost on poet's ear : 

A simple race ! they waste their toil 
For the vain tribute of a smile. — Ibid. 

Poetry. — Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending 
existence to nothing. — Ed. Burke. 

— Means not, but blunders round about a meaning 
And he whose fustian's so sublimely bad, 

It is not poetry, but prose run mad. — Pope, To Arbuthnot. 

Poets. — Blessings be with them, and eternal praise, 
Who gave us nobler loves and nobler cares, 
The poets, who on earth have made us heirs 
Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays ! 

Wordsworth, The Poets. 

— God's prophets of the beautiful, these poets were. 

E. B. Browning, A Vision. 

— Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, 
And tell them ; and the truth of truths is love. 

Bailey, Festus. 

— There is a pleasure in poetic pains 

Which only poets know. — Cowper, The Task. 

Poet's Corner — An angle in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, 
popularly so called from the fact that it contains the tombs of 
Chaucer, Spenser, and other eminent English poets, and memorial 
tablets, busts, statues, or monuments to many who are buried in 
other places. 

Poison.— What's one man's poison, signor, 
la another's meat or drink. 

Beaumont and Fletcher, Love'i Ovf. 



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Pomp. — The POMPS and vanity of this wicked world. 

Church Catechism. 

— Vain POMP, and glory of this world, I hate ye ; 
I feel my heart new open'd. O, how wretched 
Is that poor man, that hangs on princes' favours 1 
There is betwixt that smile we would aspire to, 
That sweet aspect of princes and their ruin, 
More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; 
And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, 

Never to hope again. — Shakespere, King Henry VIII. 

Poor. — Poor and content is rich, and rich enough. — Ibid.,OtheUo. 

— Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune ; 
He hath not the method of making a fortune. 

Gray, On his awn Character 

Posterity. — As though there were a tie, 
And obligation to Posterity, 
"We get them, bear them, breed and nurse. 
What has posterity done for us, 
That we, lest they their rights should lose, 
Should trust our neck to gripe of noose ? 

J. Trumbull, McFingaL 

Pot.— There is death in the POT. — 2 Kings iv. 40. 

Poverty. — Ap. My poverty, but not my will, consents. 
Rom. I pay thy poverty, and not thy will. 

Shakespere, Romeo and Juliet, 

Power. — Power, like a desolating pestilence, 
Pollutes whate'er it touches ; and obedience, 
Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, 
Makes slaves of men and of the human frame 
A mechanized automaton. — Shelley, Queen Mab. 

Powers. — The powers that be. — Romans xiii. I. 

Praise — Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, 
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; 
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. — Pope, To Arbuthnot. 

— Good things should be praised. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen. 

— Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise. 

Milton, Paradise Lou 



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Praise. — Praise undeserved is scandal in disguise. — Pope. Horace* 

— The love of praise, howe'er concealed by art, 
Reigns more or less and glows in every heart. 

Young, Love of Fame, 

Prayer. — More things are wrought by prater than thia world dream* 
of.— Tennyson, Idylls. 

— Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, 

Uttered or unexpressed, 
The motion of a hidden fire 
That trembles in the breast. 

J. Montgomery, What is Prayer f 

Prayeth. — He prayeth well who loveth well 

Both man and bird and beast. — Coleridge, Ancient Mariner. 

— He prayeth best who loveth best 

All things both great and small. — Ibid. 

Preached. — I preached as never sure to preach again, 
And as a dying man to dying men. 

R. Baxter, Love Breathing Thanks and Praise* 

Precept. — Precept must be upon precept. — Isaiah xxviii. 10. 

Preparation. — Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents, 
The armorers, accomplishing, the knights, 
With busy hammers closing rivets up, 
Give dreadful note of preparation. — Shakespere, Henry V. 

Presbyter. — New presbyter is but old priest writ large. — Milton. 

Prey. — Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, 

That, hushed in grim repose, expects its ev'ning prey. 

Gray, The Bard 

Pride. — And the devil did grin, for his darling sin 
Is pride that apes humility. 

Coleridge, The DeviPs Thought*. 

— He passed a cottage with a double coach-house, 

A cottage of gentility ; 

And he owned with a grin, 

That his favorite sin 
Li pride 'tat apes humility. — Soutkey, T\e DeviPs Walk, 



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Pride. — In pride, in reasoning pride, our error lies ; 
All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies. 
Pride still is aiming at the blessed abodes, 
Men would be angels, angels would be gods. 

Pope, Essay on Man. 

— Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. 

Ibid. , Essay on Criticism. 

— Pauline, by pride 
Angels have fallen ere thy time ; by pride — 
That sole alloy of thy most lovely mould. 

Lytton. Lady of Lyons. 

— Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a 
fall. — Proverbs xvi 18. 

— Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, 
I see the lords of humankind pass by. 

Goldsmith, Traveller. 

Pride's Purge. — In English history, a name given to a violent inva- 
sion of Parliamentary right, in 1649, by Colonel Pride, who, at 
the head of two regiments, surrounded the House of Commons, 
and seized in the passage forty-one members of the Presbyterian 
party, whom he confined. Above one hundred and sixty others 
were excluded, and none admitted but the most furious and de- 
termined of the Independents. These privileged members were 
called the Bump. 



Primrose. — A primrose by a river's brim 
A yellow primrose was to him, 
And it was nothing more. — Wordsworth, Peter Bell. 

— Primrose, first-born child of Ver, 
Merry spring-time's harbinger. 

Beaumont and Fletcher, Two Noble Kinsmen. 

Prince. — The prince of darkness is a gentleman. 

Shakespere, King Lear. 

Princes. — Whose merchants are princes. — Isaiah xxiii. 8. 

Principle. — I don't believe in principle, 

But, oh ! I du in interest. — Lowell, Biglow Papers. 

Principles. — Their feet through faithless leather met the dirt, 
And oftener changed their prlnclples than shirt. 

Young, Epistle to Mr. Pope, 

Piint — Fir'd that the house rejects him, " Sdeath ! I'll PRINT it, 
And shame the fools." — Pope, To Arbuthnot. 



142 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Print.— Some said, " John, print it," others said, " Not so. w 
Some said, "It might do good," others said, "No." 

Btjnyan, Pilgrim's Progress. 

— 'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in PRINT ; 
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't. 

Byron, English Bard*. 

Prison. — A prison is a house of care, 
A place where none can thrive, 
A touchstone true to try a friend, 
A grave for one alive ; 
Sometimes a place of right, 
Sometimes a place of wrong, 
Sometimes a place of rogues and thieves, 
And honest men among. 

Inscription on Edinburgh Old Tolbooth. 

Procrastination. — Procrastination is the thief of time. 

Young, Night Thoughts. 

— Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day. 

B. Franklin, Poor Richard. 

Profession. — I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from th« 
which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, 
so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves by way of amends 
to be a help and ornament thereunto. — Bacon, Maxims of the Law. 

Promises. — Promises were the ready money that was first coined and 
made current by the law of nature, to support that society and 
commerce that was necessary for the comfort and security of man- 
kind. — Clarendon. 

Promising. — Promising opens the eyes of expectation. 

Shake spere, Timon. 

Prophet. — A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country 
and in his own house. — Matthew xiii. 57. 

Prophets. — Is Saul also among the prophets? — 1 Samuel x. 11. 

— - Perverts the prophets, and purloins the psalms. 

Byron, English Bards. 

Prose. — Things attempted yet in prose or rhyme. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Protest. — The lady doth protest too much, methinks. 

Shakespere, Uanniet, 

Prove. —Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. 

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Proverb. — A PHI verb and a by-word among all people. 

1 Kings ix. 7. 

— My definition of a proverb is, the wit of one man, and the wis 
dom of many. — Earl Russell, To Sir J. Macintosh. 

Proverb'd. — I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase. 

Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet. 

Proverbs. — Jewels five-words long, 

That on the stretched forefinger of all time 
Sparkle for ever. — Tennyson, The Princess. 

Providence. — There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. 

Hamlet. 



Pulpit. — And pulpit, drum ecclesiastick, 

Was beat with fist instead of a stick. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Pun. — A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick 
a pocket. — J. Dennis, 1734. 

— People that make PUNS are like wanton boys that put coppers on 
the railroad tracks. They amuse themselves and other children, 
but their little trick may upset a freight train of conversation for 
the sake of a battered witticism. — Holmes, Autocrat of the Break- 
fast Table. 

— Pretend to be deaf ; and after he has committed his pun, and 
just before he expects people to laugh at it, beg his pardon, and 
request him to repeat it again. After you have made him do this 
three times, say, " Oh, that is a pun, I believe ! " I never knew 
a punster venture a third exhibition under similar treatment. It 
requires a little nicety so as to make him repeat it in proper time. 
If well done the company laugh at the punster, and then he is 
ruined for ever. — Maginn, Maxims. 

Punishment Back to thy punishment, 

False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. 

Milton, Paradise Lost. 

Pure. — Unto the pure all things are pure. — Titus i. 15. 

Turitans. — The Puritans hated bearbaiting, not because it gave pain 
to the bear, but beause it gave pleasure to the spectators.— 
Macaulay, History of England. 

Pythagoras. — Glo. What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning 

wild-fowl ? 
Mai That the soul of our grandam might haply inhabit a bird. 
Clo. What thinkest thou of his opinion? 
Mai. I think nobly of the soul, and no way approve his opinion. 

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Quality. — Come give us a taste of your quality. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iv. so. 8. 

Quarrel. — Beware 

Of entrance to a quarrel ; but, being in, 
Bear't that the opposer may beware of thee. 

Ibid., act i. sc. 3. 

— Greatly to find quarrel in a straw, 

When honour's at the stake. — Ibid., act iv. sc. 4. 

— The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands ; we should 
only spoil it by trying to explain it. 

Sheridan, The Rivals, act iv. sc. 3. 

— What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted ? 
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just ; 
And he but naked, though lock'd up in steel, 
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. 

Shakespere, Ring Henry IV., part ii. act iii. sc. 2. 

Quarrels. — They who in quarrels interpose 

Must often wipe a bloody nose. — J. Gay, The Mastiffs. 

— Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat. 

Shakespere, Romeo and Juliet, act iii. sc. 1. 

Quarry. — So scented the grim feature, and upturn'd 
His nostrils wide into the murky air, 
Sagacious of his quarry from so far. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book x. I. 279. 

Queen o' the May. — You must wake and call me early, call me early, 

mother dear ; 
To-morrow '11 be the happiest time of all the glad New Year ; 
Of all the glad New Year, mother, the maddest, merriest day ; 
For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the 

May. — Tennyson, The May Queen. 

Qaestions. — Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs. 

Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, act iii 

Quips. — Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee 
Jest and youthful jollity; 
Quips and cranks and wanton wiles, 
Nods and becks and wreathed smiles.— Milton, L 1 Allegro, L ft. 



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Race — He lives to build, not boast, a generous BACK ; 

No tenth transmitter of a foolish face. — R. Savage, The Bastard. 

Rank. — Bank is but the guinea's stamp, 
A man's the gowd for a' that. 

Burns, Is therefor Honest Poverty. 

Rascals. — O Heaven ! that such companions thou'dst unfold, 
And put in every honest hand a whip, 
To lash the rascals naked through the world. 

Shakespere, Othello, act iv. sc. 2. 

Rat. — Smell a rat. — Ben. Johson, Tale of a Tub, act iv. sc. 3. 
Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto i. 1. 281. Farquhar, Love and 
a Bottle. 

— Quoth Hudibras, " I smell a RAT ; 
Balpho, thou dost prevaricate. " 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto i. 1. 281. 

Razors. — A fellow in a market town, 

Most musical, cried razors up and down. 

Dr. Wolcot, Farewell Odes, ode iii. 

Read. — Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest. 

Collect, Second Sunday in Advent. 

Reading. — Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and 
writing an exact man. . . . Histories make men wise ; poets, 
witty ; the mathematics, subtile ; natural philosophy, deep ; moral, 
grave ; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. 

Bacon, Essay 1, Of Studies. 

— Readlng what they never wrote, 
Just fifteen minutes huddle up their work, 
And with a well-bred whisper close the scene. 

Cowper, Task, book h. 

Reason. — Give you a reason on compulsion ! If reasons were as plenti* 
f ul as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. 
—Shakespere, Henry IV., act ii. sc. 4. 

— Human reason is like a drunken man on horseback ; set it of 
on one side, and it tumbles over on the other. — Luther. 

— I have no other but a'woman's reason : 
I think him so because I think him so. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act i. sc. 9. 
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146 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Reason. — I was promised on a time 

To have REASON for my rhyme : 
From that time \into this season, 
I received nor rhyme nor reason. 

Spenser, Lines on his Promised Pension. 

Reason, Goddess of. — A personification of those intellectual powers 
which distinguish man from the rest of the animal creation ; deified 
in 1793 by the Revolutionists of France, and substituted as an 
object of worship for the divine beings of the Christian faith. 

Rebellion Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. From an in- 
scription on the cannon near which the ashes of President John 
Bradshaw were lodged, on the top of a high hill near Martha Bay 
in Jamaica. — Stiles' s History of the Three Judges of King diaries 
I. This supposititious epitaph was found among the papers of Mr. 
Jefferson, and in his handwriting. It was supposed to be one of 
Dr. Franklin's spirit-stirring inspirations. — Randall's Life of 
Jefferson, vol. iii. p. 585. 

Rebels — Kings will be tyrants from policy when subjects are REBELS 
from principle. — Burke, On the French Revolution. 

Recoiled — And back recoiled, he knew not why, 
Even at the sound himself had made. 

Collins, Ode to the Passions, 1. 19. 

Records. — In RECORDS that defy the tooth of time. 

Young, The Statesman's Greed. 

Reign. — Here we may reign secure, and in my choice 
To reign is worth ambition, though in hell : 
Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book i. 1. 261. 

Reign of Terror. — A term applied to a period of anarchy, blood- 
shed, and confiscation, in the course of the French Revolution, 
during which the country was under the sway of the actual terror 
inspired by the ferocious measures of its governors, who had estab- 
lished it avowedly as the principle of their authority. It com- 
menced after the fall of the Girondists, May 31, 1793, and extended 
to the overthrow of Robespierre and his accomplices, July 27, 
1794. Thousands of persons were put to death during this short 
time. 

Religion. — Religion, blushing, vales her sacred fires, 
And unawares morality expires. 
Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine ; 
Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine ! 
Lo ! thy dread empire, Chaos, is restor'd ; 
Light dies before thy uncreating word : 
Thy hand, great Anarch 1 lets the curtain fall, 
And universal darkness buries all. 

Pore, The Dunciad, book iv. 1. 649. 



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Religion. — An 1 for a mantle large and broad 

He wrapt him in religion. — Burns, The Holy Fair. 

Remedies. — Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie 
Whioh we ascribe to heaven. 

Shakespere, AWs WeU, act i. sc. 1. 

Remedy. — Remedy worse than the disease. —Bacon, Of Seditions 
and Troubles. Beaumont and Fletcher, Love's Cure, act iii. 
bc. 2. Suckllng's Letters: A Dissuasion from Love. Dryden 
Juvenal, satire xvi, L 32. 

— Things without all remedy 
Should be without regard : what's done is done. 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act iii. sc. 2. 

Remember. — I rememder, I remember 
The fir-trees dark and high ; 
I used to think their slender tops 
Were close against the sky ; 
It was a childish ignorance, 
But now 'tis little joy 
To know I'm further off from heaven 
Than when I was a boy. — Hood, I Remember. 

Remote. — Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slow. 

Goldsmith, The Traveller, 1. 1. 

Remuneration. — Biron. What is a remuneration ? 
Costard. Marry, sir, half -penny farthing. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour Lost, act iii. sc 1. 

Repentance, — He who seeks repentance for the past 
Should woo the angel Virtue in the future. 

Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

Reputation. — It is a ma xim with me that no man was ever written 
out of reputation but by himself. — Monk, Life of Bentley. 

— Reputation, reputation, reputation ! 0, I have lost my repu- 
tation ! I have lost the immortal part of myself, sir, and what re» 
mains is bestial. — Shakespere, Othello, act ii. sc. 3. 

Respectable. — Q. What do you mean by "RESPECTABLE " ? 
A. He always kept a gig. — ThurtelVs Trial. 

Rest. — Absence of occupation is not REST. 

A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. — Cowper, Retirement. 

— Silken rest 
Tie all my cares up. 

Beaumont and Fletcher, Four Plays in One, bc. 3. 

Retreat. — In all the trade of war no feat 
Is nobler than a brave retreat. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i, canto iii. L 607. 



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Retreat. — 'Tis pleasant through the loopholes of retreat 

To peep at such a world. — Cowper, The To,sk, book iv. L 88. 

Revelry. — Midnight shout and revelry. 

Tipsy dance and jollity.— Milton, Com'is, 1. 103. 

-.- There was a sound of revelry by nignt, 
And Belgium's capital had gathered then, 
Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright 
The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; 
A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when 
Music arose with its voluptuous swell, 
Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, 
And all went merry as a marriage-bell. 

Byron, CMlde Harold, canto iii. at 21 

Revels. — Our revels now are ended. These our actors, 
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and 
Are melted into air, into thin air : 
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, 
The cloud- capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, 
The solemn temples, the great globe itself, 
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, 
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, 
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff 
As dreams are made on ; and our little life 
Is rounded with a sleep. — Shakespere, Tempest, act iv. ac. 1. 

Revenge Revenge, at first though sweet, 

Bitter ere long back on itself recoils. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book ix. 1. 171 

— Sweet is revenge — especially to women. 

Byron, Don Juan, canto i. st. 124. 

Revolutions Vain revolutions, why lavish your cruelty on the 

great? Oh that we — we, the hewers of wood and drawers of 
water — had been swept away, so that the proud might learn what 
the world would be without us ! — Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

Rhetoric— For rhetoric he could not ope 
His mouth, but out there flew a trope. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto i. 1. 81. 

Rhine. — The river Rhine, it is well known, 
Doth wash your city of Cologne ; 
But tell me, nymphs ! what power divine 
Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine ? — Coleridge, Cologne. 

Rhyme. — He knew 

Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. — Milton, Lycidas. 

— Rhyme the rudder is of verses, 

With which, like ships, they steer their courses. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto i. 1, 46& 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 149 

Rhyme nor Reason. — Pierre Patelin, quoted by Tyndale (1530). 
Spenser On his Promised Pension. Peele, Edward I. Shake- 
spere, As You Like It, act iii. sc. 2 ; Merry Wives of Windsor, 
act v. sc. 5 ; Comedy of Errors, act ii. sc. 2. Sir Thomas More 
advised an author, who had sent him a manuscript to read, " to 
put it in rhyme." This being done, Sir Thomas said, "Yea, 
marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is rhyme : before it waa 
neither rhyme nor reason." 

Rhyming. — I was not born under a RHYMING planet. 

Shakespere, Much Ado, act v. sc. 2. 

Riband. — A narrow compass ! and yet there 
Dwelt all that's good, and all that's fair: 
G-ive me but what this riband bound, 
Take all the rest the sun goes round. 

E. Waller, On a Girdle. 

Rich. — Pretty ! in amber to observe the forms 

Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms ! 
The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, 
But wonder how the devil they got there. 

Pope, To Arbuthnot, 1. 169. 

Rich and rare were the gems she wore, 
And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore. 

Moore, Rich and Rare. 

Riches. — Let none admire 

That riches grow in hell : that soil may best 
Deserve the precious bane. — Milton, book i. 1. 690. 

Right. — The right divine of kings to govern wrong. 

Pope, The Bunciad, book iv. 1. 188. 

— Whatever is, is right. — Ibid., Essay on Man, ep. i. 1. 294. 

Righteous. — Be not righteous overmuch.— Ecclesiastes vii. 16. 

Rights of Man, — They made and recorded a sore of instihite and 
digest of anarchy, called the rights op man. — Ed. Burke, On 
the Army Estimates. 

Roads. — Had you but seen these roads before they were mad >, 
You'd lift up your hands and bless General Wade. 

Attributed to Captain Grose by CAUPiFin. 

Robb'd. — He that is ROBB'd, not wanting what is stolen, 
Let him not know 't, and he's not robb'd at all. 

Shakespere, Othdlo, act iii. sc. 3. 

Robbing — By robbing Peter he paid Paul .... and hoped tfl 
catch larks if ever the" heavens should fall. — Rabelais, book L 
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Robin •Redbreast.— Call for the robin-redbreast and the wren, 
Since o'er shady groves they hover, 
And with leaves and flowers do cover 
The friendless bodies of unburied men. 

Webster, The White Devil, act i. sc. 2 

Robinson, Jack. — A name used in the phrase "Before one could saj 
Jack Robinson," meaning a very short time. This saying is sai J 
by Grose to have originated from a very volatile gentleman of that 
appellation who would call on his neighbours and be gone before 
his name could be announced. The following lines " from an old 
play " are elsewhere given as the original phrase : — 
" A warke it ys as easie to be doone, 
As tys to saye, Jack ! robys on." 

Rocket.— The final event to himself (Mr. Burke) has been that, aa he 
rose like a rocket, he fell like the stick.— Thomas Paine, Letter 
to the Addrt 



Rod — Love is a boy by poets styl'd ; 

Then spare the rod and spoil the child. 

Butler, Hudibras, pt. ii. canto i. 1. 843. 

Rogues. — When rogues fall out, honest men get their own. In a 
case before Sir Matthew Hale, the two litigants unwittingly let 
out, that at a former period, they had, in conjunction, leased a 
ferry to the injury of the proprietor, on which Sir Matthew made 
the above remark. 

Roman. — I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, 

Than such a Roman. — Shakespere, Julius Ccesar, act iv. sc. 3. 

Rome. — In the most high and palmy state of Rome, 
A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, 
The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead 
Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets. 

Ibid. , Hamlet, act i. sc. 1. 

— While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; 
When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall ; 
And when Rome falls, — the World. 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto iv. st. 145. 

— When they are at Rome, they do there as they see done. — 
Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy, part iii. sec. 4, mem. 2, subs. 
1. St. Augustine was in the habit of dining upon Saturday as 
upon Sun lay ; but, being puzzled with the different practices then 
prevailing (for they had began to fast at Rome on Saturday), he 
consulted St. Ambrose on the subject. Now at Milan they did 
not fast on Saturday, and the answer of the Milan saint was this: 
' ' When I am here, I do n ot fast on Saturday ; when at Rome 
I do fast on Saturday." " Quando hie sum, non jejuno Sabbato ; 
quando Romse sum, jejuno Sabbato." — St. Augustine, EpkUt 
XXXVI to Casulamu. 



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Room.- -Weave the warp, and weave the woof, 
The winding-sheet of Edward's race ; 
Give ample room:, and verge enough, 
The characters of hell to trace. 

Gray, The Bard, LI. 1, line 1. 

Rose. — 'Tis the last ROSE of summer, 

Left blooming alone. — Moore, Last Rose of Summer. 

Rcss, Man of. — Rise, honest muse ! and sing the Man of Ross. 

Pope, Moral Essays, epistle iii. 1. 250. 

Round Table — A huge circular marble table, at which, according to 
the old romancers, King Arthur and his knights were accustomed 
to sit. Some say there were only thirteen seats around it, in mem- 
ory of the thirteen apostles. Twelve only were occupied, and by 
knights of the highest fame. The thirteenth represented the seat 
of the traitor Judas. According to others there were seats for fifty 
or sixty, and an empty place was left for the sangreaL 

Rowland for an Oliver. — Rowland and Oliver were two of the most 
famous in the list of Charlemagne's twelve peers ; and their ex- 
ploits are rendered so ridiculously and equally extravagant by the 
old romancers that from thence arose that saying, amongst our 
plain and sensible ancestors, of giving one a ' ' Rowland for Hia 
Oliver, " to signify the matching one incredible lie with another. 
— Thomas Warburton. 

Rubicon. — Passing the Rubicon. Taking up a decisive position. The 
Rubicon was a small stream in the northern boundary of Italy, 
which the Roman generals were prohibited from passing while in 
command of an armed force. Caesar crossed it at the breaking out 
of the civil war. 

Rubies. — Some asked me where the rubies grew 
And nothing I did say, 
But with my finger pointed to 
The lips of Julia. 

Herrick, The Rock of Rubies and Quarrie of Pearls. 

Ruffles. — Give ruffles to a man who wants a shirt. — Sorbiere, The 
French Anas. Tom Brown, Laconics. 

— Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt ; 

It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt. 

Goldsmith, The Haunch of Venisjn. 

Riunp Parliament A derisive epithet applied to a remnant of the 

famous Long Parliament of England, which re-assembled on the 
6th of May, 1659, after the dissolution of the Parliament sum- 
moned by Richard Cromwell on the 27th of January, and dissolved 
by him on the 22nd of April of the same year. 



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Sabbath. — Hail Sabbath ! thee I hail, the poor man's day. 

Grahame, The Sabbath, 1. 40. 

'Sack. — Oh monstrous ! but one halfpenny-worth of bread to this inbol 
erable deal of sack ! 

Shake sperb, jdewry IV. part 1, act ii. sc. 4. 

Safe Bind. — Dry sun, dry wind, 

Safe bind, safe find.— Tusser, Paints of Husbandry. 

Saint. — Saint abroad, and a devil at home. 

Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress, part 1. 

— 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn ; 
A SAINT in crape is twice a saint in lawn. 

Pope, Moral Essays, ep. i. 1. 135. 

Saints.— That saints will aid if men will call : 
For the blue sky bends over all ! 

Coleridge, Christabel, conclusion of part i 

Salt. — Alas ! you know the cause too well 

The salt is spilt, to me it fell.— Gay, Fable 37. 

Sambo. — A cant designation of the negro race. No race has ever 
shown such capabilities of adaptation to varying soil and circum- 
stances as the negro. Alike to them the snows of Canada, th« 
hard, rocky land of New England, or the gorgeous profusion of tha 
Southern States. Sambo and Cuffey expand under them all. — H. 
B. Stowe. 

Sang. — Perhaps it may turn out a SANG, 

Perhaps turn out a sermon. — Burns, Epistle to a Young Friend. 

Sangreal. — A vessel made of a single precious stone (usually said to 
be an emerald\ from which our Saviour was supposed to have 
„ drunk at the last supper, and which was afterwards filled with 
the blood which flowed from the wounds with which he waa 
pierced at the crucifixion. It is fabled to have been preserved by 
Joseph of Arimathea. Various miraculous properties are attribu- 
ted to this dish, such as the power of prolonging life, preserving 
chastity, and the like ; and it is a frequent subject of allusion in 
some of the old romances as an object in search of which numer- 
ous knights-errant, particularly those of the Round Table, spent 
their lives. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 153 

Satan.— Get thee behind me, Satan. — Matthew, xvi. 23. 

— High on a throne of royal state, which far 
Outshone the wealth of Ononis and of Ind, 
Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand 
Showers on her longs barbaric pearl and gold, 
Satan exalted sat, by merit rais'd 

To that bad eminence. — Milton, Paradise Lost, book ii. 1. 1 

— Satan ; so call him now, his former name 

Is heard no more in heaven. — Ibid., book v. 1. 658. 

— Satan trembles when he sees 
The weakest saint upon his knees. 

Cowper, ExJwrtation to Prayer. 

Satanic School, The. — A name often given to a class of writers 
whose productions are thought to be characterised by an impa- 
tience of all restraint, a disgust at the whole constitution of society, 
an impassioned and extravagant strain of sentimentality, and a 
presumptuous scorn of all moral rules, as well as of the holiest 
truths of religion. Southey, in the preface to his "Vision of 
Judgment," was the first to use this degrading appellation. Of 
the writers who have been included under it, Byron, Shelley, 
Moore, Bulwer, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Paul de Kock, and Georgea 
Sand are the most prominent. 

Satire. — Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel ? 
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? 

Pope, To Arbuthnot, 1. 307. 

— Satire should, like a polish'd razor keen, 
Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen. 

Lady M. W. Montague. 

— Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet 
To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. 

Pope, Hwace, Satire i. book ii. 1. 69. 

Sauce. — What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 

Tom Brown, New Maxims, vol. iv. p. 123. 

Saul. - The young king Saul was very tall, 

And never king was taller ; 
But tho' King Saul was very tall, 

Far better kings were smaller. 
For all his size, he was not wise ; 

Nor was he long anointed 
Ere people said, with shaking head, 

" We're sadly disappointed." — Anon. 

Bawney A sportive designation applied by the English to the 

Scotch. It is a cormption of Sandie, the Scottish abbreviation oi 
Alexander. 

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154 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Sawney. — 1 muse how any man can say that the Scotch, as a peopift, 
are deficient in humour ! Why, Sawney has a humour of his owb 
so strong and irrepressible that} it broke out all the stronger in 
spite of worldly thrift, kirk-session, cutty-stool, and lecture?. 

Hartley Coleridge. 

Say. — Though I say it that should not say it.— Beaumont and 
Fletcher, Wit at Several Weapons, act ii. sc. 2. Fielding, The 
Miser, act iii. sc. 2. Cibber, Rival Fools, act ii. ; Fall of British 
Tyranny, act iv. sc. 2. 

Scandal. — Her tea she sweetens as she sips with scandal. 

S. Rogers, Epil. written for Mrs. Siddons. 

— No scandal about Queen Elizabeth, I hope. 

Siieridan, The Critic, act. ii. sc. 1. 
Scandals. — And there's a lust in man no charm can tame 
Of loudly publishing our neighbour's shame ; 
On eagle's wings immortal scandals fly, 
While virtuous actions are but born and die. 

Stephen Harvey, Juvenal. 
Scarecrows. — A mad fellow met me on the way, and told me I had 
unloaded all the gibbets, and pressed the dead bodies. No eye 
hath seen such SCARECROWS. I'll not march through Coventry 
with them, that's flat : nay, and the villains march wide betwixt 
the legs, as if they had gyves on; for, indeed, I had the most of 
them out of prison. There's but a shirt and a half in all my com- 
pany ; and the half-shirt is two napkins, tacked together and 
thrown over the shoulders like a herald's coat without sleeves. 

Shakespere, Henry IV. , Part i. act iv. sc. 2. 
Scars. — He jests at scars that never felt a wound. 

Ibid. , Romeo and Juliet, act. ii. sc. 2. 
Scene. — View each well-known scene : 
Think what is now, and what hath been. 

Scott, Lay of the Last Minstrel, canto vL st. 2. 

Schemes. — The best laid schemes o' mice and men 
Gang aft a-gley ; 
And leave us naught but grief and pain 
For promised joy.— Burns, To a Mouse. 
Schoolmaster. — Let the soldier be abroad if he will, he can do 
nothing in this. age. . There is another personage, a personage less 
imposing in the eyes of some, perhaps insignificant. The scnoOL- 
MASTER is abroad, and I trust to him, armed with his primer, 
against the soldier in full military array. — Lord Brougham, 
Speech, January 29, 1828. 
Scion. — Scion of chiefs and monarchs, where art thou ? 
Fond hope of many nations, art thou dead ? 
Could not the grave forget thee, and lay low 
Borne less majestic, less beloved head ? 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto iv. at. 168. 



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Scotland. — Stand* Scotland where it did ? 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act iv. bc. 3 

Sea. — Although its heart is rich iL pearls arid ores, 
The sea complains upon a thousand shores : 
Sea-like we moan for ever. — Alexander Smith. 

— Praise the sea, but keep on land. 

George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum. 

— The sea ! the sea ! the open sea ! 

The blue, the fresh, the ever free ! — B. W. Proctor, The Sea, 

— "We were the first that ever burst 

Into that silent sea. — Coleridge, Ancient Mariner, pt. ii. 

Sear. — My way of life 

Is f all'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; 
And that which should accompany old age, 
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, 
I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, 
Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breath, 
Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not. 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act v. sc. 3 

See.— wad some power the giftie gie us 
To see oursels as others see us ! 
It wad frae monie a blunder free us, 

And foolish notion. — Burns, To a Louse. 

— To see, and eek for to be seye. 

Chaucer, The Wif of Bathes Prologue, 1. 6134, 

— To see and to be seen. — Ben Jonson, E-pithalamion, st. 3, 
L 4. Dryden, OticVs Art of Love, bk. LI. 109. Goldsmith, 
Citizen of the Woiid, letter 71. 

Seem. — Hen should be what they seem. 

Shakespere, Othello, act iii. sc. 3 
Seigniors Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors, 

My very noble and approv'd good masters, 

That I have ta'en away this old man's daughter, 

It is most true ; true, I have married her : 

The very head and front of my offending 

Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech, 

And little bless'd with the soft phrase of peace; 

For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith, 

Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used 

Their dearest action in the tented field ; 

And little of this great world can I speak, 

More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; 

And, therefore, little shall I grace my cause 

In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience, 

I will a round unvarnished tale deliver 

Of iny whole course of love. — Ibid., act i. sc. 3. 



156 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Self-love. — Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin 

As self -neglecting. — Shakespere, King Henry V* f act ii. ac. 4. 

Sense. — What thin partitions sense from thought divide. 

Pope, Essay on Man, ep. i. 1. 226. 

Sentiment. — Sentiments! Don't tell me of sentiment. What bt»ve 
I to do with sentiment ? — Murphy, The Apprentice, act i. 

Serpent. — Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than 
the dove ; that is, more Imave than fool. 

Marlowe, The Jew of Malta, act ii. 

— The trail of the serpent is over them all. 

Moore, Paradise and the Peri. 

Servant. — A servant with this clause 
Makes drudgery divine ; 
Who sweeps a room as for thy laws 
Makes that and the action fine. — G. Herbert, The Elixir. 

— Servant of God, well done. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, bk. vi. 1. 29. 

Serve. — Thousands at his bidding speed, 

And post o'er land and ocean without rest ; 
They also SERVE who only stand and wait. 

Ibid. , On his Blindness. 

Seven Champions of Christendom. — St. George, the patron saint of 
England ; St. Denis, of France ; St. James, of Spain ; St. 
Anthony, of Italy ; St. Andrew, of Scotland ; St. Patrick, of 
Ireland ; and St. David, of Wales. They are often alluded to by 
old writers. " The Famous History of the Seven Champions of 
Christendom " is the work of Richard Johnson, a ballad-maker 
of some note at the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 
17th centuries. 

Shadow — Hence, horrible shadow ! 

Unreal mockery, hence ! — Shakespere, Macbeth, act iii. sc. 4. 

Shadows. — By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night 
Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard 
Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers. 

Ibid. , King Richard III. , act v. so. 3. 

— Show his eyes, and grieve his heart ; 

Come like shadows, so depart. — Ibid., Macbeth, act iv. sc. 1. 

— The worthy gentleman who has been snatched from us at the 
moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst 
his desires were as warm, and his hopes as eager as ours, has feel- 
ingly told us what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue. 
—Edmund Burke, Speech at Bristol on Declining the Poll. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 157 

Shaft. — 0, many a shaft, at random sent, 
Finds mark the archer little meant ! 
And many a word at random spoken, 
May soothe, or wound, a heart's that broken. 

Scott, Lord of the Isles, canto v. at. 18. 

Shakespere, — Kitty. Shikspur ? Shikspur ? Who wrote it ? No, 1 
never read Shikspur. 
Lady Bab. Then you have an immense pleasure to come. 

J. Townley, 1778, High Life below Stairs, act ii. sc. 1. 

— Soul of the age ! 

The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our stage ! 
My Shakespere, rise ! I will not lodge thee by 
Chaucer, or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lie 
A little further, to make thee a rcom. 

Bex Jonson, To the Memory of Shakespere. 

— He was not of an age, but for all time. — Ibid. 

— Sweet swan of Avon ! — Ibid. 

— Under a starry-pointing pyramid. 

Dear son of memory, great heir of fame. 

Milton, Epitaph on S/iakespere, 1. 4. 

Shallow A country Justice, in Shakespere's "Merry Wives of Wind- 
sor," and in the Second Part of " King Henry the Fourth." 

— "A nurse of this century is as wise as a justice of the quorum 
and custalorum in Shallow's time." — Macaulay. 

Shape. — Be thou a spirit of health, or goblin damn'd, 
Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, 
Be thy intents wicked or charitable, 
Thou com'st in such a questionable shape. 
That I will speak to thee. — Shakespere, Hamlet. 



— The other shape — 

H shape it might be call'd that shape had none 

Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb, 

Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, 

For each seem'd either — black it stood as night, 

Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, 

And shook a dreadful dart. 

Melton, Paradise Lost, book ii. L 665. 

— Whence and what art thou, execrable shape ?—3id., L 681. 

— Shapes that come not at an earthly call 

Will not depart when mortal voices bid. — Wordsworth, D(on 

Sheet. — A wet sheet and_a flowing sea, 
•A wind that follows fast, 
And fills the white and rustling sail, 
And bends the gallant mast. — Allan Cunningham. 



158 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Shepherd's Boy. — Here's a shepherd's boy, piping as though He 
never should be old. — Sidney, Arcadia, book i. 

Shilling. — Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, 
In silken or in leathern purse retains 
A splendid shilling. — J. Phillips, The Splendid Shilling. 

Shriek. — A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry 

Of some strong swimmer in his agony. — Byron, Don Juan, canto 
L st. 53. 

Shrine. — Shrine of the mighty ! can it be 

That this is all remains of thee '{—Ibid., The Giaour, 1. 106. 

Sick. — They are as SICK that surfeit with too much, as they that 
starve with nothing. — Shakespere, Merchant of Venice, act i. 
sc. 2. 

Sick Man of the East. — A name popularly given to the Turkish 
empire, which, under Soliman the Magnificent (1495-1566), 
reached the summit of its prosperity, and has ever since steadily 
declined. At the present day, Turkey is mainly indebted for ita 
existence to the support of foreign powers. The expression, ' ' SiCK 
Man, " as applied to Turkey, originated with the emperor Nicholas 
of Russia in 1S44. 

Sighed. — Sighed and looked, and sighed again. 

Dryden, Alexander's Feast, 1. 120. 

— Sighed and looked unutterable things. 

Thomson, The Seasons : Summer, 1. 1188. 

Sight. — Visions of glory, spare my aching SIGHT ! 

Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul ! 

Gray, The Bard, HI. L L 11. 
Sights — Such sights as youthful poets dream 

On summer eves by haunted stream. 

Then to the well-trod stage anon, 

If Jonson's learned sock be on, 

Or sweetest Shakespere, Fancy's child, 

Warble his native wood-notes wild. — Milton, L 1 Allegro, L 129. 

Silence — Silence in love betrays more woe 
Than words, though ne'er so witty : 
A beggar that is dumb, you know, 
May challenge double pity. 

Slr Walter Raleigh, The Silent Lover, v. 6. 

Silent Sister, The. — A name given to Trinity College, Dublin, on 
account of the little influence it exerts in proportion to ita 
resources. 
i — Neither Oxford nor Cambridge. I am certain, would blush to own 
my labours in this department (classic criticism and exegesis', and 
yet I was an alumnus of her whom they used to style the SILENT 

8ISTER. — KEIGETLEY. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 159 

Silent Sister. — Trinity College itself held its ground and grew 
wealthy only to deserve the name of the silent sister, while ita 
great endowments served effectually to indemnify it against tha 
necessity of conforming to the conditions under which alone its ex • 
ample could be useful to the whole nation.— Goldwin Smith. 

Simile. — One simile that solitary shines 
In the dry desert of a thousand lines. 

Pope's Horace, epistle i. book ii. L 111. 

Sinews of War, The iEschines {Adv. Ctesiph. ch. 53; ascribes tc 

Demosthenes the expression, "the sinews of affairs are cut." 
Diogenes Laertius, in his "Life of Bion " (lib. iv. c. 7, § 3), repre- 
sents that philosopher as saying " that riches were the sinews oi 
business," or, as the phrase may mean, " of the state." 

Sing. — Oh she will sing the savageness out of a bear. 

Shakespere, Othello, act iv. sc. 1. 

Singers — Let the singing SINGERS 
With vocal voices, most vociferous, 
In sweet vociferation, out-vociferize 
Ev'n sound itself. — Henry Carey, Ghronon., act i. sc. 1. 

Sins — Compound for sins they are inclined to, 

By damning those they have no mind to. — Butler, Hudibras. 

Six Hundred Pounds. — I've often wished that I had clear, 
For life, six hundred pounds a year, 
A handsome house to lodge a friend, 
A river at my garden's end. 

Swtft, Imitation of Horace, book ii. sat. 6. 

Sixpence. — I give thee sixpence ! I will see thee d — d first. 

G-. Canning, Friend of Humanity. 

Slander. — No, 'tis slander, 

Whose edge is sharper than the sword; whose tongue 
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. 

Shakespere, Cymbeline, act iii sc. 4 



Slanderous. — Done to death by slanderous tongues. 

Ibid., Much Ado, act v. sc. 3. 

Slave — I would not have a slave to till my ground, 
To carry me, to fan me while I sleep. 
And tremble while I wake, for all the wealth 
That sinews bought and sold have ever eam'd. 

Cowper, Task, 1. 29 

Slaves. — Slates cannot "breathe in England : if their lungs 
Receive our air, that moment they are free ; 
They touch our country, and their shackles fall. — 1 vid. . bk. ii. 1. 40 



160 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Sleep. — Death's half-brother, sleep. — Dryden, The ^32n eid, book vi. 

— Now blessings light on him that first invented sleep ! it covers 
a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak ; it is meat for the 
hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for fcb a 
hot. — Cervantes, Bon Quixote, part ii. ch. 67. 

• — O sleep ! it is a gentle thing, 
Beloved from pole to pole. 

Coleridge, Ancient Mariner, pt. v. 

— Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, 
The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, 
Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, 
Chief nourisher in life's feast. 

Shake spere, Macbeth, act ii. sc. 2. 

— Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking, 
Morn of toil, nor night of waking. 

Scott, Lady of the Lake, canto 1, st. 31. 

— Sleep that sometimes shuts up sorrow's eye. 

Shakespeee, Midsummer Night's Dream, act iii. sc. 2. 

— Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep ! 

Young, Night Thoughts, Night i. L 1. 

Slippery. — He that stands upon a slippery place 
Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up. 

Shakespere, King John, act iii. sc. 4. 

Sluggard. — 'Tis the voice of the sluggard, I heard him complain, 
" You have waked me too soon, I must slumber again." 

Watts, The Sluggard. 
Smell. — A very ancient and fish-like smell. 

Shakespere, Tempest, act ii. sc. 2. 

— The rankest compound of villainous smell that ever offended 
nostril. — Ibid., Merry Wives, act iii. sc. 5. 

Smile. — One may smile and smile, and be a villain. 

Ibid., Hamlet, act i. so. 5. 

Smiles. — Smiles from reason flow, 

To brute deny'd, and are of love the food. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book ix. I. 239. 

Snake. — We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it. 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act iii. bo. %. 
Snug. — Here Skugg 

Lies snug 

As a bug 

In a rug. — B. Franklin, Letter to Miss Oeorgina Shipley. 

Socrates. — Socrates . . . 

Wham well inspired, the oracle pronounced 

Wisest of men. — Milton, Paradise Regained, book iv. 1. 274 



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Solitude.- -In SOLITUDE, where we are least alone. 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto iii. st. 90. 

— I praise the Frenchman, his remark was shrewd, 
How sweet, how passing sweet is solitude ! 
But grant me still a friend in my retreat, 
Whom I may whisper, solitude is sweet. 

Cowper, Retirement,, L 739. 

— O Solitude ! where are the charms 

That sages have seen in thy face ? — Ibid., Alexander Selkirk. 

— Solitude sometimes is best society, 
And short retirement urges sweet return. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book ix. 1. 249. 

Something — There's something in a flying horse, 
And something in a huge balloon. 

Wordsworth, Peter Bell, Prol. st. 4. 

Son. — And all to leave what with his toil he won, 
To that unfeather'd two-legg'd thing, a son. 

Dryden, Achitophel. 

Song. — Odds life ! must one swear to the truth of a song ? 

Prior, A Better Answer. 

— Soft words, with nothing in them, make a song. 

Waller, To Creech, 1. 10. 

— Unlike my subject now shall be my song, 
It shall be witty, and it shan't be long. 

Chesterfield, Impromptu Lines. 

Sophonisba.— O Sophonisba ! Sophonisba, ! 

Thomson, Sophonisba, act iii. hc. 2. 

*„,* In the second edition this line was altered to " O SophonVbA J I 
am wholly thine." The wags of the day parodied the original lip*w, 
" Jamie Thomson ! Jamie Thomson, O ! " 

Sorrow. — Down, thou climbing SORROW ! 

Thy element's below. — Shakespere, King Lear. 

• -- Give sorrow words ; the grief that does not speak 
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break. 

Ibid., Macbeth, act iv. sc. 3. 

— Ilere bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish — 
Earth has no SORROW that Heaven cannot heal. 

Moore, Come, y& Disconsolate. 

— The path of sorrow, and that path alone, 
Leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown. 

Cowper, To an afflicted Protestant Lady. 



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Sorrow. — This is the truth the poet sings, 

That a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier 
things. — Tennyson, Loc/csley Hall. 

Sorrows. — Here I and SORROWS sit ; 

Here is my throne ; bid kings come bow to it. 

Sha£espere, King John, act iii. bc. 1 

Soul. — Go, Soul, the body's guest, 

Upon a thankless arrant ; 
Fear not to touch the best, 

The truth shall be thy warrant ; 
Go, since I needs must die, 

And give the world the lie. — The Lie. 

%* This poem is traced in manuscript to the year 1593. It first ap- 
peared in print in Davison's Poetical Phapsody, second edition, 1608. 
It has been assigned to various authors, but on Raleigh's side there is 
good evidence, beside the internal testimony, which appears to us irre- 
sistible. Two answers to it, written in Raleigh's lifetime, ascribe it to 
him ; and two manuscript copies of the period of Elizabeth bear the 
title of " Sir Walter Raleigh, his Lie." — Chambers's Cyclopedia. 

— He had kept 

The whiteness of his SOUL, and thus men o'er him wept. 

Byron, Childe Harold. 

— There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl, 
The feast of reason and the flow of soul. 

Pope, Satire. 

— I am positive I have a SOUL ; nor can all the books with which 
materialists have pestered the world ever convince me to the con- 
trary. — Sterne, Sentimental Journey. 

Souls.— Our souls sit close and silently within, 

And their own web from their own entrails spin ; 
And when eyes meet far off, our sense is such, 
That, spider-like, we feel the tenderest touch. 

Dryden, Marriage a la Mode, act. ii. sc. 1 

Sovereign — "When I forget my sovereign, may my God forget me. — . 
Lord Thurlow, 27 Pari. Hist. 680 ; Ann. Beg. 1789. 

Sow. — Wrong sow by the ear. — Ben Jonson, Every Man in hia 
Humour, act ii, sc. 1. Butler, Hudibras, part ii. canto iii. line 
580 Colman, Heir-at-Law, act i. sc. 1. 

Spade u — Call a spade a spade. — Plutarch. 

— "Never mind," said Philip, "the Macedonians are a blunt 
people ; they call a spade a spade." — Kennedy, Demosthenes, vol, 
i p. 249. 

Sparrow. — There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act v. sc. 2 



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Speech. — Speech is silver, silence is gold. — German Proverb. 

— Speech is like cloth of Arras, opened and pnt abroad, wherebj 
the imagery doth appear in figure; whereas in thoughts they lie 
but as in packs. — Plutarch, Life of Themistocles. Bacon's Essays, 
On Friendship. 

Speech -was given to man to conceal his thoughts. — lis n'employont 
les paroles que pour deguiser leurs pensees. 

Voltaire, Dialogue xiv. Le Chapon et la Poulard*. 

— Where Nature's end of language is declined, 
And men talk only to conceal the mind. 

Young, Love of Fame, Satire ii. 1. 207. 

%* The germ of the above saying is to be met with in Jeremy Taylor ; 
South, Butler, Young, Lloyd, and Goldsmith have repeated it after 
him. 

Spider. — The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine ! 
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. 

Pope, Essay on Man, epistle i. 1. 217. 

— Much like a subtle spider -which doth sit 

In middle of her web, which spreadeth wide ; 
If aught do touch the utmost thread of it, 
She feels it instantly on every side. 

Sir John Davies (1570-1626), The Immortality of the Soul 

Spire. — Who taught the heaven-directed spire to rise ? 

Pope, Moral Essays, epistle hi. 1. 261. 

Spires. — Spires whose " silent finger points to heaven." 

"Wordsworth, The Excursion, bk. vL 

— Ye distant spires, ye antique towers. 

Gray, On a Distant Prospect of Eton GoUege, at. 1. 

Spirit. — I am thy father's spirit ; 

Doom'd for a certain term to walk the night, 
And for the day confin'd to fast in fires, 
Till the foul crimes done in my days of nature 
Are burnt and purged away. But that I am forbid 
To tell the secrets of my prison-house, 
I could a tale unfold whose lightest word 
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, 
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, 
Thy knotted and combined locks to part, 
And each particular hair to stand on end, 
Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : 
But this eternal blazon must not be 
"V) ears of flesh and blood. List, list, list ! 

Shakesperk Hamlet, act i. sc. 5. 



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Spirits. — 

Glen. I can call spirits from the vasty deep. 

Hot. Why, so can I, or so can any man ; 

But will they come when you do call for them ? 

Shakespere, King Henry IV., pt. i. act hi. bo. 1. 

- Black spirits and white, 
Red spirits and gray, 
Mingle, mingle, mingle, 
You that mingle may. — Ibid., Macbeth. 

Spiritual. — Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth, 
Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, bk. iv. 1. 677. 

Sport. — Sport that wrinkled Care derides, 
And Laughter holding both his sides. 
Come, and trip it as you go, 
On the light fantastic toe. — Ibid., V Allegro, 1. 31. 

Spot Out, damned spot ! out, I say ! 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act v. sc. 1. 

Spring. — Come, gentle spring ! ethereal mildness ! come. 

Thomson, The Seaevx& 

— " Come, gentle spring ! ethereal mildness ! come." 
O Thomson ! void of rhyme as well as reason ; 
How could'st thou thus poor human nature hum ? 
There's no such season ! — Hood. 

Stage All the world's a stage, 

And all the men and women merely players : 

They have their exits and their entrances ; 

And one man in his time plays many parts, — 

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,' 

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. 

And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel, 

And shining morning face, creeping like snail 

Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, 

Sighing like furnace, Math a woful ballad 

Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, 

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, 

Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, 

Seeking the bubble reputation 

Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, 

In fair round belly with good capon lin'd, 

With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, 

Full of wise saws and modern instances ; 

And so he plays his part. The sixth age shift* 

Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, 

With spectacle on nose, and pouch on side • 



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Hia youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide 

For his shrunk shank ; and his big manly voice, 

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes 

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, 

That ends this strange eventful history, 

Is second childishness and mere oblivion, 

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. 

Shake speke, As you Like It, act ii. sc. 7. 

«~ The world's a theatre, the earth a stage 
Which God and nature do with actors fill, 

T. Heywood, Apology for Actors, 1612. 

Stairs The great world's altar-STAiRS, 

That slope through darkness up to God. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam, liv. 

Stalking Horse — A decoy. Horses and other animals are trained to 
pretend to be eating while sportsmen shoot at their game from the 
off-side. 

Star. — The star that bids the shepherd fold, 

Now the top of heaven doth hold. — Milton, Comus. 

— Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart. 

Wordsworth, London, 1802. 

Stars. — At whose sight all the stars 

Hide their diminish'd heads. — Milton, Paradise Lost, bk. iv. 1. 34, 

— Ye little stars ! hide your diminish'd rays. 

Pope, Moral Essays. 

— The sentinel STARS set their watch in the sky. 

Thomas Campbell, The Soldier's Dream. 

Btate. — A thousand years scarce serve to form a state ; 

An hour may lay it in the dust. — Byron, Ghilde Harold. 

— Greatest scandal waits on greatest state. 

Shakespere, Lucrece. 

— I have done the state some service, and they know it : — 
No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, 

When you shaU these unlucky deeds relate, 

Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, 

Nor set down aught in malice : then, must you speak 

Of one that lov'd, not wisely, but too well ; 

Of one not easily jealous, but, being wrought, 

Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one, whose hand, 

Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away, 

Richer than all his tribe ; of one, whose subdu'd eyes, 

Albeit unused to the melting mood, 

Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees 

Their med'cinable gum.^lbid., Othello, act v. sc. 2. 



166 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

State -What constitutes a state ? 



Men who their duties know, 
But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain. 



And sovereign law, that state's collected will, 

O'er thrones and globes elate, 
Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. 

Sir W. Jones, Ode in Imitation of Alcorn*. 

Steal. — Convey, the wise it call. Steal ? foh ! a fico for the phrase 
Shakesfere, Merry Wives, act i. sc. 3. 

— Steal ! to be sure they may, and, egad, serve your best 
thoughts as gypsies do stolen children, disfigure them to make 'em 
pass for their own. — Sheridan, The Critic, act i. sc. 1. 

Steel. — My man's as true as steel. 

Shake spere, Borneo and Juliet, act ii. sc. 4. 

Stenches. — I counted two-and-seventy stenches, 

All well defined, and several stinks. — Coleridge, Cologne. 

Stephen King Stephen was a worthy peer, 

His breeches cost him but a crown ; 
He held them sixpence all too dear, 
With that he called the tailor lown. 

Shake spere, Othello, act ii sc. 3. 

Stone The hand that rounded Peter's dome, 

And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, 
Wrought in a sad sincerity ; 
Himself from God he could not free ; 
He builded better than he knew ; — 
The conscious stone to beauty grew. 

Emerson, The Problem. 

— The STONE that is rolling can gather no moss. 

Tusser, Good Husbandry. 

Storm Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, 

That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, 
How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, 
Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you 
From seasons such as these ? 

Shakespere, King Lear, act iiL so. 4 

iitory. — Aye free, aff-han' your STORY tell, 
When wi' a bosom crony ; 
But still keep something to yoursel 
Ye scarcely tell to ony.— Burns, To a Young Friend. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 167 

Story STOR7 ! G-od bless you ! I have none to tell, sir. 

G. Canning, The Friend of Humanity and the Knife- Grinder , 

Stranger. — He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. 

Proverbs xi. 15. 

Streamlet. — No check, no stay, this stkeamlet fears 
How merrily it goes ! 
'Twill murmur on a thousand years 
And flow as now it flows. — Wordsworth, The Fountain. 

Streams. — You'd scarce expect one of my age 
To speak in public on the stage ; 
And if I chance to fall below 
Demosthenes or Cicero, 
Don't view me with a critic's eye, 
But pass my imperfections by. 
Large streams from little fountains flow, 
Tall oaks from little acorns grow. 

D. Everett, Lines written for a School Declamation. 

Strength. — O ! it is excellent 

To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous 
To use it like a giant. 

Shakespere, Measure f oi' Measure, act ii. sc. 2. 

Strike. — Strike — for your altars and your fires ; 
Strike — for the green graves of your sires ; 
God, and your native land ! 

Fitz-Greene Halleck, Marco Bozzaris. 

— Strike, but hear. Eurybiades lifting up his staff as if ha 
was going to strike, Themistocles said, "Strike, if you will, but 
hear." — Plutarch, Life of Themistocles. 

— Strike while the iron is hot. — John Webster, Westward Ho, 
act ii sc. 1. Farquhar, The Beautf Strategem, act iv. sc. 1. 

Strings, — 'Tis good in every case, you know, 
To have two STRINGS unto your bow. 

Churchill, The Oliost, book iv. 

Strokes. — Many strokes, though with a little axe, 
Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak. 

Shakespere, King Henry VI , part iii. act ii. sc. 1. 

Stump Orator. — A vulgar speaker. An American expression, derivod 
from Congress candidates addressing the electors from the stumpa 
of trees. The tub- orators, who spoke from inverted casks in 
Swift's time, is an equivalent English phrase. 

Style.— Style is the dress of thoughts.— Chesterfield, Letter, Not 
24, 1749. 



168 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Style. — Such laboured nothings, in so strange a STYLE, 
Amazed th' unlearned, and make the learned smile. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, part ii. I I26w 

Sublime. — The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related 
that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the 
sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous" 
makes the sublime again. — T. Paine, Age of Reason, part ii, 

fiaccess — 'Tis not in mortals to command success, 
But we'll do more, Sempronius ; we'll deserve it. 

Addison, Oato, act i. so. 2. 

Sunbeams. — He had been eight years upon a project for extracting 
sunbeams out of cucumbers, which were to be put in phials her- 
metically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement 
summers. — Swift, Gullivefs Travels. 

Sunless. — How fast has brother followed brother, 
From sunshine to the sunless land ! 

Wordsworth, On the Death of Hogg. 

Sunshine. — Sunshine, broken in the rill, 
Though turned astray, is sunshine still. 

Mooke, The Fire Worshippers. 

Sweetness. — The two noblest things, which are sweetness and light. 

Swift, Battle of the Books. 

Sweets. — Sweets to the sweet : farewell ! 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act v. sc. 1. 

— The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets. 

Gay, The Beggars' Opera, act ii. sc. 2. 

Swithin, St Bishop of Winchester, and tutor to King Alfred, 

canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. He is said to have 
wrought many miracles, the most celebrated being a rain of forty 
days' continuance, by which he testified his displeasure at an 
attempt of the monks to bury him in the chancel of the minster, 
instead of the open churchyard, as he had directed. Hence the 
popular superstition, that if it rain on St. Swithin's day (July 15), 
it will rain for forty days thereafter. 

Bwore " Our armies swore terribly in Flanders," cried my uncle 

Toby, "but nothing to this." — Sterne, Tristram Sliandy, vol. iii 
chap. xL 

Syllables. — Syllables govern the world. — Selden, Power. 



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Taffy. — A sobriquet for a Welshman, or for the Welsh collectively, 
The word is a corruption of David, one of the most common oi 
Welsh names. 

Taken When taken 

To be well shaken.— G-. Colhan, The Newcastle Apothecary. 

Tale. — And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe, 
And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot, 
And thereby hangs a tale. 

Shakespere, As You Like It, act ii. sc. 7. 

— And thereby hangs a tale. 

Ibid. , Taming of the Shrew, act iv. sc. 1. 

— And what so tedious as a twice-told tale ? 

Pope, Odyssey, bk. xii. last line. 

— I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word 
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, 
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres. 
Thy knotted and combined locks to part, 

And each particular hair to stand on end, 
Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : 
But this eternal blazon must not be 
To ears of flesh and blood. List, list, list ! 

Shakespere, Samlet, act. L sc. 5. 

— O Reader ! had you in your mind 
Such stores as silent thought can bring, 

gentle Eeader ! you would find 

A tale in everything. — Wordsworth, Simon Lee. 

Task. — And now my task is smoothly done, 

1 can fly, or I can run. — Milton, Comus, line 1012. 

— Each morning sees some task begun, 
Each evening sees it close ; 
Something attempted, something done, 
Has earned a night's repose. 

Longfellow, The Village Blacksmith. 

Tea Tea! thou soft, thou sober sage and venerable liquid; thon 

female-tongue-running, smile-smoothing, heart-opening, wink-tip- 
pling cordial, to whose'glorious insipidity I owe the happiest momenta 
of my life, let me fall prostrate.— Collet. Cibber, The Lady't 
Last Stake, act i. sc. 1. 
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170 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Tear. — O father, what a hell of witchcraft lies 
In the small orb of one particular tear ! 

Shakespere, A Lover's Complaint, st. xliL 

— The tear down childhood's cheek that flows 
Is like the dewdrop on the rose ; 

When next the summer breeze comes by, 
And waves the bush, the flower is dry. 

Scott, Rokeby, canto iv. st. 12 

— That very law which moulds a tear 

And bids it trickle from its source, 
That law preserves the earth a sphere, 
And guides the planets in their course. 

S. Rogers, To a Tear. 

Tears — And often did beguile her of her tears, 
When I did speak of some distressful stroke 
That my youth suffer'd. My story being done 
She gave me for my pains a world of sighs. 
She swore — in faith, 'twas strange, 'twas passing strange ; 
'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful : 
She wish'd she had not heard it ; yet she wish'd 
That Heaven had made her such a man ; she thank'd me. 

Shakespere, Othello, act i. sc. 3. 

— Her briny tears did on the paper fall. 

Cowley, To the Reader, verse 2. 

— If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. 

Shakespere, Julius Ccesar, act iii. sc. 2. 

— More TEARS are shed in playhouses than in churches. 

Guthrie, Gospel in Ezekiel, chap. xt. 

— Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, 
Tears from the depth of some divine despair 
Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, 

In looking on the happy autumn fields, 
And thinking of the days that are no more. 

Tennyson, The Princess, canto iv. 

— The big round tears 

Cours'd one another down his innocent nose 

In piteous chase. — Shakespere, jlsTou Like U, act ii. sc. 1. 

Teath. — For her teeth, where there is one of ivory, its neighbor in 
pure ebony, black and white alternately, just like the keys of a 
harpsichord. — Sheridan, The Duenna, act ii. sc. 3. 

Tumper. — Ye gods, it doth amaze ine, 

A man of such a feeble temper should 
So get the start of the majestic world, 
And bear the palm alone. —Shakespere, Julius Caesar, act i. so. 8. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 171 

Tenor. — Alon g the cool sequester'd vale of life, 

They kept the noiseless tenor of their way. — G-RAY, Elegy. 

Text. — You shall see a beautiful quarto page, where a neat rivulet of 
text shall meander through a meadow of margin. — SHERIDAN. 
School for Scandal, act i. sc. 1. 

Thanks. — I can no other answer make but thanks, 
And thanks ; and ever oft good turns 
Are shuffled ofE with such uncurrent pay. 

Shakespere, Twelfth Night, act iii. sc. 3. 

Thievery. — I'll example you with thievery : 

The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction 
Robs the vast sea : the moon's an arrant thief, 
And her pale fire she snatches from the sun : 
The sea's a thief, whose liquid surge resolves 
The moon into salt tears : the earth's a thief, 
That feeds and breeds by a composture stolen 
From general excrement : each thing's a thief. 

Ibid., Timon of Athens, act iv. sc. 8. 

Think — Think of that, Master Brook. 

Ibid., Merry Wives of Windsor, act iii. sc. 5. 

— Who dares think one thing, and another tell 
My heart detests him as the gates of hell. 

Pope, Homer's Iliad, bk. ix. L 412. 

Thinking Thinking is but an idle waste of thought ; 

For naught is eveiything, and everything is naught. 

Smith, Rejected Addresses (Imitation of Lord Byron). 

Thought Annihilating all that's made 

To a green thought in a green shade. — And. Marvels. 

— The dome of thought, the palace of the Soul. 

Byron, (Jhilde Harold, canto ii. st. 6. 

Thoughts.— To me the meanest flower that blows can give 
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. 

Wordsworth, Immortality, st. 11 

— To their own second and sober thoughts. 

Mathew Henry, Exposition, Job vi. 29 



Thrones. — Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. 

- Milton, Paradise Lost, book v. line 601. 

Thunder — They will not let my play run; and yet they steal mj 
thunder. — John Dennis, 1794. 



172 POPULAR QUOTATION'S. 

Thwack. — With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, 
Hard crab- tree and old iron rang. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto ii. line 83t, 

Tide. — Nae man can tether time or TIDE, 
The hour approaches, Tarn maun ride. 

Burns, Tarn 6 1 Shanter. 

— There is a tide in the affairs of men, 
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune ; 
Omitted, all the voyage of their life 

Is bound in shallows, and in miseries. 

Shakespere, Julius Ccesar, act iv. so. 3. 

Timbrel — Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea ! 
Jehovah has triumph'd — his people are free. 

Moore, Sound the Loud Timbrel. 

Time. — Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is th« 
stuff life is made of.— B. Franklin, Poor Richard. 

— Panting time toil'd after him in vain. 

Dr. Johnson, A Prologue. 

— The flood of time is setting on, 

We stand upon its brink. — Shelley, Revolt of Mam, st. 27. 

— The inaudible and noiseless foot of time. 

Shakespere, AWs Well, act v. sc. 3. 

— There's a gude time coming. — Scott, Rob Roy, ch. xxxii. 

— The time is out of joint ; cursed spite ! 
That ever I was born to set it right. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act i. sc. 5. 

— Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges. 

Ibid., Twelfth Nig7it, act v. sc. 1. 

— Time rolls his ceaseless course. 

Scott, Lady of the Lake, canto iii. st. I 

— Time will teach thee soon the truth, 
There are no birds in last year's nest ! 

Longfellow, It is not always May. 

— Too late I stayed — forgive viae crime, — 

Unheeded flew the hours ; 
How noiseless falls the foot of time, 

That only treads on flowers. — W. R. Spencer, 1770-1834. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 173 

Title.— A successive title, long and dark, 

Drawn from the mouldy rolls of Noah's ark. — Dryden Absalom* 

Tobacco. — Divine in hookahs, glorious in a pipe, 
When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich and ripe ; 
Like other charmers, wooing the caress ; 
More dazzlingly when daring in full dress ; 
Yet thy true lovers more admire by far 
Thy naked beauties — Give me a cigar ! 

Byron, The Island, canto ii. st. 19 

— Sublime tobacco ! which from east to west 
Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman's rest. 

Ibid., canto ii. st. 19. 

— Divine tobacco. — Spenser, Fairy Queen, bk. iii. canto v. v. 32. 

— What a glorious creature was he who first discovered the use oi 
tobacco. — Fielding, The Grub Street Opera, act iii. sc. i. 

To be. — To BE, or not to be ; that is the question : 
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer 
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, 
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, 
And by opposing end them ? To die : to sleep ; 
No more : and by a sleep to say we end 
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks 
That flesh is heir to, — 'tis a consummation 
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep ; 
To sleep : perchance to dreara : ay, there's the rub • 
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, 
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, 
Must give us pause. There's the respect 
That makes calamity of so long life : 
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, 
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, 
The pangs of despis'd love, the law's delay, 
The insolence of office, and the spurns 
That patient merit of the unworthy takes, 
When he himself might his quietus make 
With a bare bodkin ? Who would fardels bear, 
To grunt and sweat under a weary life, 
But that the dread of something after death, — 
The undiscover'd country, from whose bourn 
No traveller returns, — puzzles the will, 
And makes us rather bear those ills we have, 
Than fly to others that we know not of ? 
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all ; 
And thus the native hue of resolution 
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; 
And enterprises of great pith and moment, 
With this regard their currents turn awry, 
And lose the name of action.— Shakespere, Hamlet, act iii. bo. L 



174 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

To-day Be wise to-day ; 'tis madness to defer. 

Young's Night Thoughts, Nigh* L line 390. 

— Happy the man, and happy he alone, 
He who can call TO -DAT his own : 
He who, secure within, can say, 

To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day. 

Dryden, Imitation of Horace, book L ode 29, 1. Go. 

Tomb. — E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, 

E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. — Gray, Elegy. 

To-morrow. — Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not 
what a day may bring forth. — Proverbs xxvii. 1. 

— To-morrow is a satire on to-day 

And shows its weakness.— Dr. Young, Old Man's Relapse. 

— To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, 
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, 

To the last syllable of recorded time ; 

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools 

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle ! 

Life's but a walking shadow ; a poor player, 

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, 

And then is heard no more : it is a tale 

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, 

Signifying nothing. — Shakespere, Macbeth, act v. sc. 5. 

— To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new. 

Milton, Lycidas, 1. 193. 

Tongue. — That man that hath a tongue, I say, is no man, 
If with his tongue he cannot win a woman. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen, act iii. sc. 1. 

— The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt lere, 
Is to restreine, and kepen wel thy tonge. 

Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale, 1. 17281. 

Tongues.— From the strife of tongues. — Psalm xxxi. 20. 

Toothache. — For there was never yet philosopher 
That could endure the toothache patiently. 

Shakespere, Much Ado, act. v. sc. 1. 

Trade. -Two of a trade seldom agree. — Bay's Proverbs. Murphy, 
The Apprentice, act iii.. Gay, Old Hen and the Cock. 

Translated. — Bless thee, Bottom ! bless thee ! thou art translated. 
Shakespere, Midsummer Night's Dream, act iii. so. 1. 



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rreason. — Treason doth never prosper : what's the reason ? 
Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason. 

Sir J. Harrington, Epigrams, bk iv. ep. 5. 

Tree.— In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 

xi. 3. 



Tiick — I know a trick worth two of that. 

Shakespere. King Henry IV., part i. act ii sc. 1. 

Trifle — Think nanght a triple, though it small appear ; 
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year, 
And trifles life. — Young, Love of Fame, satire vi. 1. 208. 

Triton — A triton among the minnows. A giant among pigmies. 
This is Shakesperian ; but as the saying really is " Triton of the 
minnows," it has more of a satirical aspect than belongs to it aa 
used by us. Triton was a sea deity — half man, half fish — who ruled 
the waves at pleasure. 

True blue. — Presbyterian true blue. 

Butler, Hudibras, part l canto i. L 191. 

Truth. — And TRUTH severe, by fairy fiction drest. 

Gray, The Bard, iii 3, 1. 3. 

— For truth has such a face and such a mien, 
As to be lov'd needs only to be seen. 

Dryden, The Hind and Panther, 1. 33 

— For truth is precious and divine, 
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine. 

Butler, Hudibras, part ii. canto ii. 1. 357. 

— No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage* 
ground of truth. — Bacon, Essay 1, Of Truth. 

— O, while you five, tell truth, and shame the Devil. 

Shakespere, King Henry IV., part i act iii. sc. 1. 

— 'Tis strange — but true ; for truth is always strange ; 
Stranger than fiction. — Byron, Don Juan, canto xiv. st. 101 

— Truth crushed to earth shall rise again : 

The eternal years of God are hers ; 
But error, wounded, writhes with pain, 

And dies among his worshippers. — Bryant, The Battle-field. 

— Truth is as impossible to be soiled by any outward touch as thi 
sunbeam. — Milton, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce. 



176 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Truth. — Who ever knew tkuth pat to the worse, in a free and open 
encounter ? — Ibid. , Areopagitica. 

— Yet truth will sometimes lend her noblest fires, 
And decorate the verse herself inspires : 

This fact, in Virtue's name, let Crabbe attest : 
Though Nature's sternest painter, yet the best. 

Byron, English Barde, I 839. 

— I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I 
seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea^ shore, and 
diverting myself in now and then finding a smooth pebble, or a 
prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay 
all undiscovered before me. — Newton. See Brewster's Memoirs 
of Newton, vol. ii. chap. 27. 

— Pilate saith unto him, What is truth ? 

St. John, chap, xviii. v. 38. 

— Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, 
And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. 

Goldsmith, Deserted ViUage, 1. 179. 

— Truth is truth 
To the end of reckoning. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, act v. sc. 1. 

Tub. — Every tub must etand upon its own bottom. — Ray's Proverbs, 
Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress. Macklin, Man of the World, act L 
sc. 2. 

Tweedledum Some say, compar'd to Bononcini, 

That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny ; 
Others aver that he to Handel 
Is scarcely fit to hold a candle. 
Strange all this difference should be 
'T\*ixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee. 

J. Bybom, 1762, On the Feuds between Eaxdel and Bononcwi. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 177 



Ugliness Nothing keeps me in such awe as perfect beauty : now 

there is something consoling and encouraging in ugliness. 

R. B. Sheridan, Duenna, act ii. sc. 2. 

Unclasps Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one. 

Keats, St. Agnes' 1 Eve. 

Uncle.— Tut, tut! 

Grace me no grace, nor tjncle me no uncle. 

Shakespere, King Richard II., act ii sc. 3, 

Unexpressive.— The fair, the chaste, the unexpressive she. 

Ibid. , As You Like It, act iii. sc. 2. 

Union. — A song for our banner ? The watchword recall 
Which gave the Republic her station : 
" United we stand — divided we fall ! " 

It made and preserves us a nation ! 
The union of lakes— the union of lands — 

The union of States none can sever — 
The union of hearts— the union of hands — 
And the Flag of our Union for ever ! 

G. P. Morris, The Flag of our Union. 

Uniting By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. 

Dickinson, Liberty Song (1768). 

Unkennel. — Unkennel the fox. 

Shakespere, Merry Wives, act iii. sc. 3. 

Unlearn'd. — Content if hence th' unlearn'd their wants may view, 
The learn' d reflect on what before they knew. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism. 

Unsung. — There was a time, a blessed time, 
When hearts were fresh and young, 
When freely gushed all feelings forth 
Unsyllabled — unsung. — Motherwell, Jeanie Morrison. 

Unwashed. — Another lean, unwashed artificer 
Cuts off his tale, and talks of Arthur's death. 

Shakespere, King John, act iv. sc. 2 

— Clubs upstairs, 

To which the UNWASHED artificer repairs. 

Cowper, TabU Talk, 1. 151. 
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178 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Unwept. — Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. 

Scott, Lay of the Last Minstrel, canto vi, et. 1 

Urchin. — The shivering urchin, bending as he goes 
With slipshod heels, and dewdrop at his nose. 

Cowper, Truth, 1. 143. 

Urns. — The dead, but scept'red sovereigns, who still rule 

Our spirits from their urns. — Byron, Manfred, act iii. sc. 4. 

Use. — Use can almost change the stamp of nature. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iii. sc. 4 

— Use is the judge, the law, and rule of speech. 

Ibid., Ilenry VI, part 1, act iii. sc. 1. 

Utterance. — That large UTTERANCE of the early gods. 

Keats, Hyperion. 



Valet. — No one is a hero to his valet. This phrase is commonly 
attributed to Madame de Sevigne. On the authority of Madame 
Aisse, it belongs to Madame Cornuel. — Leitres edit. J. Ravened, 
1853. Few men are admired by their servants. — Montaigne, 
Essays, book iii. ch. 11. When Hermodotus in his poems de- 
scribed Antigonus as the son of Helios (the sun), " My valet-de- 
chambre," said he, "is not aware of this." — Plutarch, De Iside 
et Osiride, ch. xxiv. 

Valour. — As much valour is to be found in feasting as in fighting ; 
and some of our city captains and carpet knights will make this 
good, and prove it. — Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy, part 1, 
sec. 2, mem. 2, subs. 2. 

— Call old valour from the grave. 

Bloomfield, Banks of the Wye, book ii. 

.— My VALOUR is certainly going ! it is sneaking off ! I feel it 
oozing out, as it were, at the palm of my hands. 

Sheridan, The Rivals, act v. sc. 3. 

Vanille. — You flavour everything ; you are the vanille of society. 

Sydney Smith. 

Vanity. — All is vanity and vexation of spirit. — Eccles. i. 1L 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 179 

Vanity. — And not a vanity is given in vain. 

Pope, Essay on Man, Ep. ii. 1. 290. 

— The fool of VANITY ; for her alone 

He lives, loves, writes — and dies but to be known. 

Canning, New Morality. 

— - Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher ; vanity of vanities : all is 

vanity. — Eccles. i. 2, and xii. 8. 

Vanity Fair. — In Bunyan's spiritual allegory, " The Pilgrim's Progress," 
this is the name of a fair which was held all the year round in the 
town of Vanity. u It beareth the name because the town where it 
is kept is lighter than vanity (Ps. lxii. 9), and also because all that 
is there sold, or that coraeth thither, is vanity." * 

Variety. — Not chaos -like together crush'd and bruis'd, 
But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd, 
Where order in variety we see, 
And where, though all things differ, all agree. 

Pope, Windsor Forest, 1. 13. 

— Variety alone gives joy ; 

The sweetest meats the soonest cloy. 

Prior, The Turtle and Sparrow, 1. 234. 

— Variety's the very spice of life, 
That gives it all its flavour. 

Cowper, The Task, book ii. ; The Timepiece, 1. 606. 

You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, 
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still. 

Moore, Farewell! But whenever you welcome the hour. 



*The origin and history of this fair are thus described: "Almost five thousand 
years ago there were pilgrims walking to the Celestial City, and Beelzebub, Apollyon, 
and Legion, with their companions, perceiving by the path that the pilgrims made, 
that their way to the city lay through this town of Vanity, they contrived here to set 
Up a fair — a fair wherein should be sold all sorts of vanity, and that it should last all 
the year long. Therefore, at this fair, are all such merchandise sold, as houses, lands, 
trades, places, honours, preferments, titles, countries, kingdoms, lusts, pleasures, and 
delights of all sorts, as harlots, wives, husbands, children, lives, blood, bodies, souls, 
direr, g'Jd, pearls, precious stones, and what not. And, moreover, at this fair, there 
1b, at nil times, to be seen jugglings, cheats, games, fools, knaves, rogues, and that 
of every kind. . . . Now, as I said, the way to the Celestial City lies just through 
this town where this lusty fair is kept ; and he that would go to the city, and yet not 
go through this town, must needs ~go out of the world." 

Thackeray has made use of the name of Vanity Fair as the title of his satiric* 
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180 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Venice. — Where Venice sat in state, throned on her hundred isles. 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto iv. st 1. 

Venus. — A Venus rising from a sea of jet. 

Waller, Lines to the Countess of Carlisle. 

Verbosity. — He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the 
staple of his argument. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost, act v. sc. 1. 

Verge — Give ample room and verge enough. 

Gray, The Bard, v. 4, 1. 3. 

Verse. — And ever, against eating cares 
Lap me in soft Lydian airs, 
Married to immortal verse, 
Such as the meeting soul may pierce, 
In notes with many a winding bout 
Of linked sweetness long drawn out. — Milton, L 1 Allegro, 1. 135. 

— Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, 
Thai) tends to make one worthy man my foe. 

Pope, To Arbuthnot. 

— My unpremeditated verse. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book ix. 1. 23. 

— Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound ; 

All at her work the village maiden sings, 

Nor, while she turns the giddy wheel around, 

Revolves the sad vicissitudes of things. 

R. Gifpord, 1807, Contemplation. 

— Who says in VERSE what others say in prose. 

Pope, Horace, epistle i. book ii. L 202. 

— Wisdom married to immortal VERSE. 

Wordsworth, The Excursion, book viL 

Vibrates. — Music, when soft voices die, 
Vibrates in the memory. 
Odours, when sweet violets sicken, 
Live within the sense they quicken. 

Shelley. 

Vicar of Bray. — A name originally given to the Rev. Symon Symonds, 
who was twice a Papist and twice a Protestant in four successive 
reigns, between 1533 and 1558. It is now commonly applied to one 
who deserts his party when it is no longer for his safety or hia 
interest to remain in it. 

Vice. — Led by my hand, he saunter'd Europe round, 
And gather'd every vice on Christian ground. 

Pope, The Dunciad, bk. iv. L 811. 



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Vice. — Vice gets more in this vicious world than piety. 

Fletcher, Love's Cure, act iii. sc. 1. 

— Vice itself lost half its evil, by losing all its grossness. 

Ed. Burke. 

— Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, 
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen ; 
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, 
We first endure, then pity, theu embrace. 

Pope, Essay on Man, epist. ii. 1. 21 7, 

— - Who called thee vicious was a lying elf ; 

Thou art not vicious, for thou'rt Vice itself. 

Martial, Ad ZoUum. 

— Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, 
And vice sometime 's by action dignified. 

Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet, act ii sc. 3. 

Vices. — The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices 

Make instruments to plague us. — Ibid., King Lear, act v. sc. 3. 

Victim Led like a victim to my death I'll go, 

And dying, bless the hand that gave the blow. 

Attributed to Dryden. 

Victory. — And either victory, or else a grave. 

Shakespere, Henry VI. , pt. iii. sc. 2. 

— " But what good came of it at last ? " 

Quoth little Peterkin. 
"Why that I cannot tell," said he ; 
"But 'twas a famous victory." — Southey, Blenheim. 

— Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course, 
And we are graced with wreaths of victory. 

Shakespere, King Henry VI, pt. iii. act v. sc. 3, 

Villain. — My tables, my tables, — meet it is I set it down, 
That one may smile, and smile, and be a VILLAIN; 
At least I am sure it may be so in Denmark. 

Ibid., Hamlet, act i. sc. 5 

— Villain and he be many miles asunder. 

Ibid., Borneo and Juliet, act iii. sc 8 

— Why, he's a villain, 

Able to corrupt a thousand by example. 

Massinger, The Old Law. 



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POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 



Villanie. — For villanie maketh villanie, 
And by his dedes a chorle is seine. 

Chaucer, Romaunt of the Ross, 1. 2130. 

Villany. — And thus I clothe my naked VILLANY 
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ, 
And seem a saint, when most I play the Devil. 

Shakespere, King Richard III., act i. sc. 3 

— The abstract of all villany. — Cotton, A Rogue. 

— Nothing is sacred now but villany. 

Pope, Epis. to Sat., L 170. 

Violet. — A violet by a mossy stone 
Half hidden from the eye ! 
Fair as a star, when only one 

Is shining in the sky. — Wordsworth, She dwelt among, de. 

Violets. — Weep no more, lady, weep no more : 
Thy sorrow is in vain : 
For violets plucked, the sweetest showers 
Will ne' er make grow again. 

Percy, The Friar of Orders Gray. 

Virginity, — Some say no evil thing that walks by night 
In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, 
Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost 
That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, 
No goblin, or swart faery of the mine, 
Hath hurtful power o'er true vlrginity. 

Milton, Comus, I. 432. 

Virtue — A virtue that was never seen in you. 

Shakespere, King Henry IV. , pt. i. act iii. sc. 1. 

— Assume a virtue, if you have it not. 

Ibid., Hamlet, act iii. sc. 4. 

— If he does really think that there is no distinction between 
VIRTUE and vice, why, sir, when he leaves our house, let us count 
our spoons. — Boswell's Life of Johnson, an. 1763. 

n— Know then this truth (enough for man to know), 
"Virtue alone is happiness below." 

Pope, Essay on Man, ep. iv. 1. 309. 

.-- Oh, Virtue, I have followed you through life, and find you at 
last but a shade. 

Euripides, Quoted by Brutus when dying at PhUippi. 

— Or if virtue feeble weie, 

Heaven itself would stoop to hex. — Milton, Gcmus. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 183 

Virtue — Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps ; 
And pyramids are pyramids in vales. 
Each man makes his own stature, builds himself : 
Virtue alone outbuilds the Pyramids ; 
Her monuments shall last when Egypt's fall. 

Young, Night, vi. 1. 309. 

— The first virtue, sone, if thou wilt lere, 
Is to restreine, and kepen wel thy tonge. 

Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, Manciple's Tale, 1. 226, 

— VlKTTJE alone is true nobility. 

Stepney's Eighth Satire of Juvenal. 

— Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, act iii. sc. 1, 

— Virtue is her own reward. 

Dryden, Tyrannic Love, act iii. sc. 1. 

— Virtue is its own reward. — Prior, Ira. of Horace, bk. iii. 
ode ii. Gray, Epistle to Methuen. Home, Douglas, act iii. sc. 1. 

— Virtue is to herself the best reward. 

Henry More, Cupid's Conflict. 

— Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant where they are 
incensed or crushed ; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but 
adversity doth best discover virtue. — Bacon, Of Adversity. 

— Virtue only makes our bliss below, 
And all our knowledge is ourselves to know. 

Pope, Essay on Man, ep. iv. 1. 397, 

— Virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm. 

Dryden, Horace, 1. 87. 

— What cannot beauty, joined with virtue, gain ? 

Ibid., Cock and Fox, 1. 82. 

Virtues — Besides, this Duncan, 

Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been 
So clear in his great office, that his virtues 
Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against 
The deep damnation of his taking-off. 

Shakespere, Macbeth, act i. bc, 7, 

— Be to her virtues very kind ; 

Be to her faults a little blind. — Prior, An English Padlock. 



In virtues nothing earthly could surpass her, 
Save thine " incomparable oil," Macassar! 

Byron, Don Juan, canto i. st. 17 



1«4 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Virtues.— Thyself and thy belongings 

Are not thine own so proper, as to waste 
Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. 
Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, 
Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues 
Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike 
As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch' d, 
But to fine issues ; nor Nature never lends 
The smallest scruple of her excellence. 
But, like a thrifty goddess, she determines 
Herself the glory of a creditor — 
Both thanks and use. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, act L so. 1. 

Virtuous. — The virtuous nothing fear but life with shame, 

And death's a pleasant road that leads to fame. — L.ANSDOWNE. 

Visage. — On his bold visage middle age 
Had slightly pressed its signet sage, 
Yet had not quenched the open truth 
And fiery vehemence of youth : 
Forward and frolic glee was there, 
The will to do, the soul to dare. 

Scott, Lady of the Lake, canto i. st. 21. 

Vision. — I took it for a fairy vision 

Of some gay creatures of the element, 
That in the colours of the rainbow live, 
And play i' th' plighted clouds. — Milton, Oomus. 

— 'Twas but a VISION, and visions are but vain. 

Dryden, Cock and Fox, 1. 243 

Visions. — I have seen visions. 

Fletcher, Pule a Wife and Have a Wife, act iv. sc 3 

— Visions of glory, spare my aching sight. 

Gray, The Pard, pt. iii. st. 1. 

Vital Spark Vital spark of heavenly flame ! 

Quit, O quit this mortal frame ! 

Pope, The Lying Christian to his SouU 

Vocation.— 'Tis my vocation, Hal : 'tis no sin for a man to labour ia 
his vocation. — Shakespere, King Henry IV., pt. i. act L sc. 2. 

Voice. — Her voice was ever soft, 

Gentle, and low : an excellent thing in woman. 

Ibid., King Lear, act v. wx t 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 185 

Voice. — The people's voice is odd, 
It is, and it is not, the voice of God. 

Pope, To Augustus, bk. ii. ep. i. L 89. 

— And after the fire a still small voice. — 1 Kings xix. 12. 

-- I hear a voice you cannot hear, 
Which says I must not stay ; 
I see a hand you cannot see, 
Which beckons me away. — Tickell, Colin and Lucy. 



w. 



Wager. — For most men (till by losing rendered sager) 

Will back their own opinions by a wager. — Byron, Beppo, st. 27 

Wagers Quoth she, I've heard old cunning stagers 

Say, fools for arguments use wagers. 

Butler, Hudibras, part ii. canto i. 1. 297. 

Wake. — Wake the full lyre and swell the full tide of song. 

Heber, Palestine. 

Walnuts. — Across the walnuts and the wine. 

Tennyson, The Miller's Daughter. 

Vanderers. — But there are wanderers o'er Eternity 

Whose bark drives on and on, and anchored ne'er shall be. 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto iii. st. 70. 

Want -Every WANT that stimulates the breast 

Becomes a source of pleasure when redrest. 

Goldsmith, The Traveller, 1. 213. 

— God forbid that such a scoundrel as WANT should dare to ap 
proach me. — Swift, To Bolingbroke. 

— Perpetual emptiness ! unceasing change ! 
Kb single volume paramount, no code, 
Kb master spirit, no determined road ; 
Bat equally a want of books and men. 

Wordsworth, Sonnet, ariii. 



186 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

War. — Cease to consult, the time for action calls ; 
Wae, horrid war, approaches to your walls, 

Pope, Iliad, book ii. 1. 967, 

— My sentence is for open WAR. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book ii. L 51. 

— Ez fer WAR, I call it murder, — 

There you have it, plain and flat ; 
I don't want to go no furder 

Than my Testament for that.— Lo well, Bighw Papers. 

-* My voice is still for WAR. 

Gods ! can a Roman senate long- debate 
Which of the two to choose, slavery or death ? 

Addison, Cato, act ii. sc. 1. 

— One to destroy is murder by the law ; 
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe ; 
To murder thousands takes a specious name, 
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame. 

Young, Love of Fame, satire vii. line 55. 

— To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means at 
preserving peace. — Washington, Speech to both Houses of Con- 
gress, January 8, 1790. 

— War even to the knife. 

[This was the reply of Palafox, the governor of Saragoza, when sum* 
moned to surrender by the French, who besieged that city in 1808.] 

— War, he sung, is toil and trouble, 
Honour but an empty bubble. 

Dryden, Alexander's Feast, v. 5. 

— War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands. 

Beilby Porte us, Death, 1. 178. 

— War's a game which, were their subjects wise, 
Kings would not play at. 

Cowper, The Task, book v. Winter Morning Walk, L 18. 

— War, war, is still the cry, — " war even to the knife ! " 

Byron, Childe Harold, canto i. st. 86, 

— War, war, my noble father I 
Thus I fliug it ; 

And fair-eyed peace, farewell. 
Bsaumont and Fletcher, The Humorous Lieutenant, act i, bo. L 

— When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war. 

N. Lee, 1699 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 187 

Water — As "water spilt upon the ground, which cannot be gathered 
up again. — 2 Samuel xiv. 14. 

— Here lies one whose name was writ in WATER. 

Keats, Dictated for his own Epitaph 

— Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. 

Shakespere, Henry VI., part ii. act iii s& 1. 

— The conscious water saw its God and blushed. 

R. Crashaw. Translation of Epigram vn John II, 

— 'Tis a little thing 

To give a cup of water ; yet its draught 
Of cool refreshment, drain 1 d by fever'd lips, 
May give a shock of pleasure to the frame 
More exquisite than when Nectarean juice 
Renews the life of joy in happiest hours. 

Sir T. A. Talfourd, Ion. 

— Unstable as water thou shalt not excel. — Genesis xlix. 4. 

— Water, water, everywhere, 

And all the boards did shrink ; 
Water, water, everywhere, 
Nor any drop to drink. 

Coleridge, Ancient Mariner, part ii. 

Waters She walks the waters like a thing of life, 

And seems to dare the elements to strife. 

Byron, The Corsair, canto i. st. 3. 

Wave. — When you do dance, I wish you 

A wave o' the sea, that you ever might do 
Nothing but that. — Shakespere, Winter's Tale, act iv. sc. 3 

Ways of God Just are the ways of God, 

And justifiable to men ; 

Unless there be who think not God at all. 

Milton, Samson Aaonistes, 1. 293. 



— What in me is dark 

Illumine, what is low raise and support ; 
That to the height of this great argument 
I may assert eternal Providence, 
And justify the ways op God to men. 

Ibid. , Paradise Lost, book i. 1. 2& 

We. — We know what we are, but know not what we may be. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iv. so. 5, 

Weakest.— The weakest goes to the wall. 

Ibid. , Borneo and Juliet, act i. so. i 



188 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Wealth.— The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, 
As sages in all times assert ; 
The happy man's without a shirt. 

Let the world slide, let the world go : 

A fig for care, and a fig for woe I 

If I <an't pay, why I can owe, 

And death makes equal the high and low. 

J. Heywood, Be Merry Frienfo. 

— Whose wealth was want. 

Spenser, Faerie Queen, book i. canto iv. stanza 99. 

— Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt, 
Since riches point to misery and contempt. 

Shakespere, Timon of Athens, act iv. sc. 2. 

Weariness — Weariness 

Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth 
Finds the down pillow hard. — Ibid., Cymbeline, act iii. sc. 6. 

Weary. — There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the WEAR? 
be at rest. — Job iii. 17. 

Weave. — Weave the warp, and weave the woof. — Gray, The Bard. 

Weaver Zounds, sir ! how came you to be a weaver of stockings ? 

Holcropt, Road to Ruin, act iii. sc. 2. 

Weep. — Do not weep, my dear lady ; your tears are too precious to be 
shed for me : bottle them up, and may the cork never be drawn. 

Sterne, Letter 128. 

— Weep no more, lady, weep no more, 

Thy sorrow is in vain ; 
For violets plucked the sweetest showers 
Will ne'er make grow again. — The Friar of Orders Gray. 

Weeping ' ' Say what remains when hope is fled ? " 

She answered, " Endless weeping." 

Rogers, The Boy of Egremond, L 1. 

Welcome. — A tableful of welcome makes scarce one dainty dish. 

Shakespere, Comedy of Errors, act iii. so. 1, 

— To say you are welcome, would be superfluous. 

Ibid., Pericles, act ii. sc. 3. 

— Welcome ever smiles, 
And farewell goes out sighing. 

Ibid., Troilus and Oressida, act. iii. sc. 8 

— Welcome the coming, speed the going guest. 

Pope, To Bethell, sat ii. I. 161. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 180 

Welcome. — Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, 
And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn 
Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, 
That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, 
So let us wet-come peaceful evening in. 

Cowper, The I ask, bk i*. 

Wept. — I wept him dead that living honoured me. 

Greene, A Maiden's Dream, 

Whale. — Seamen have a custom when they meet a whale to fiing him 
out an empty tub by way of amusement, to divert him from laying 
violent hands upon the ship. — Swift, Tale of a Tub, Preface. 

What's What. — Ho knew what's what.— Skelton, Why come ye 
not to Courte? Butler, Hudibras, pt. i. canto i. 1. 149. 

— He knew what's what, and that's as high 

As metaphysic wit can fly. — Butler, Hudibras, pt. i. canto 1. 

Whip. — Whip me such honest knaves. 

Shakespere, Othello, act i. sc. 1. 

Whips. — tear me from the whips and scorns of men. 

Shenstone, Elegy, xs. v. 13. 

Whirlwind. — And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, 
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. 

Addison, The Campaign, 1. 291. 

Whispering. — Cut men's throats with whispering. 

Ben Jonson, Sejanus, act i. sc. 1. 

Whistle. — He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. 

B. Franklin, The Whistle (Nov. 1719). 

— Paying too dear for one's whistle. Making a bad bargain. 
Pulleyn justly ascribes this saying to Franklin, but tells an apocry- 
phal story as to a boatswain's whistle, seen by Franklin, when 
American Charge aV Affaires in France. The origin is much more 
homely, and may be seen in any edition of Franklin's works. 
The great printer, when a boy, was so enamoured of a whistle, 
that he offered and gave all the money in his pocket for the coveted 
toy. Having paid three times its value, his brothers and sisters 
made game of him, and the incident suggested in after-life a short 
essay in "Poor Richard's Almanac." 

— With mug in hand to wet his whistle. 

Cotton, Virgil Travestie, 1. 6. 

Whistled. — He trudged along, unknowing what he sought, 
And WHISTLED as he went, for want of thought. 

Dryden, Cymon and Iphigenia. 



190 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Whistling.— The school boy, with his satchel in his hand, 
Whistling aloud to bear his courage up. 

Blair, The Gran, 1. 58. 

White. — Too nice to praise by wholesale or to blame, 
Convinced that all men's motives are the same ; 
And finds, with keen discriminating sight, 
Black's not so black, nor white so very white. 

Canning, Anti-JacobiiK 

Why. —Whatever sceptic could inquire for, 
For every why he had a wherefore. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto i. 1. 131. 

— The "WHY is plain as way to parish church. 

Shakespere, As You Like It, act. ii so. 7. 

Wicked. — 'Cause I's wicked — I is. I's mighty wicked, anyhow. I 
can't help it. — Mrs. Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, chap. 20. 

— The wicked flee when no man pursueth. — Prov. xxviii. 1. 

Wicked Bible, The. — A name given to an edition of the Bible pub-, 
lished, in. 1632, by Barker and Lucas, because the word not was 
omitted in the seventh commandment. The printers were called 
before the High Commission, fined heavily, and the whole impres- 
sion destroyed. 

Widow. — The widow can bake, the widow can brew, 
The widow can shape, and the widow can sew. 

Allan Ramsay. 

Widows Widows are a study you will never be any proficient in. 

Fielding-, Love in several Masques, act iv. sc. 9, 

Wife. — All other goods by Fortune's hand are given, 
A wipe is the peculiar gift of heaven. 

Pope, January and May, from Chaucer, 1. 51. 

— Of all the plagues, the greatest is untold, 

The book-learned wife in Greek and Latin bold. 

Shakespere, Julius Ccesar, act ii. sc. 1. 

— Yor. ara my true and honourable wipe. 

Drydee, Juvenal, sat. vi. 

Will. —He that complies against his WILL 

Is of his own opinion still. — Butler, Hudibras, pt. iii. canto iii. 

— He that will not when he may, 
When he will, he shall have nay. 

Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy, part iii. so. IL 



1 OVULAR QUOTATIONS. 191 

WilL — In idle wishes fools supinely stay ; 

Be thera a will, and wisdom finds a way. 

Crabbe, The Birth of Flattery. 

— She can't help her temper; and if she complies against hei 
WILL, you know it is the more obliging in her. 

Fielding. The Different Husbands, act i. se 6- 

Wind — Blow, blow, thou winter WIND, 
Thou art not so unkind 
As man's ingratitude. — Shakespere, As You Like It, act ii. so. 7, 

— Blow, wind ! come, wrack ! 

At least we'll die with harness on our back. 

Ibid. , Macbeth, act ii. sc. 5. 

— Except wind stands as never it stood, 
It is an ill wind turns none to good. 

Tusser, A Description of the Properties of Windt 

~- HI blows the WIND that profits nobody. 

Shakespere, Henry IV., partii. act. v. sc. 3. 

— Now sits the WIND fair, and we will aboard. 

Ibid., Henry V., act ii. sc. 2. 

— Take a straw and throw it up in the air, you may see by that 
which way the wind is. — Selden, Libels. 

— The wind bloweth where it listeth. — John iii. 8. 

— Falstaff. What wind blew you hither, Pistol? 
Pistol. Not the ill wind which blows none to good. 

Shakespere, Henry I V. , part ii. act v. sc. 3. 

— What WIND hath blown him hither ? 

Milton, Samson 

— Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.— Psalm xviii. 10. 

Winds.- -Blow winds, and crack your cheeks ! rage ! blow. 

Shakespere, King Lear, act iii sc. 2. 

— Breathe soft, ye winds ! ye waves, in silence sleep. 

Gay, Epistte. 

— While rocking WINDS are piping loud. 

Milton, II Penseroso, 1. 126. 

Windows.— Ere I let fall the windows of mine eyes. 

Shakespere, Richard 111., act iv. so 8 

— Rich windows that exclude the light, 

And passages that lead to nothing. — Gray, A Long Story. 



192 POPULAR QUOTATION'S. 

Windows.— Storied windows richly dighfc, 

Casting a dim religious light. — Milton, II Penseroso, L. 159 

— Windows of her mind. 

Chalkhill, The Dwelling of Orandra. 

Wine — Can. Every inordinate cup is unbless'd, and the ingredient ia 
a devil. 

Iago. Come, come ; good WINE is a good familiar creature, if 
it be well used.— Shakespere, Othello, act ii. sc. 3. 

— Good wine needs no bush. — Ibid., As You Like It, Epilogue. 

— O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be 
known by, let us call thee Devil! — Ibid., Othello, act ii. sc. 3. 

— "Wine and Truth, is the saying. — Buckley, Theocritus. 

Wings — O that I had wings like a dove ! then would I fly away and 
be at rest. — Psalm lv. 6. 

Winter. — When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand. 

Shakespere, Richard III., act ii so. 3. 

— Winter comes to rule the varied year, 
Sullen and sad, with all his rising train, 

Vapours, and clouds, and storms. — Thomson, Winter, 1. 1. 

— O WINTER, ruler of the inverted year. 

Cowper, Task ; Winter Evening, book iv, 

Wiredrawing. — Wiredrawing his words to a contrary sense. 

Florio, Montaigne's Essays, book ii. 

Wisdom. — Beauty is excelled by manly grace 
And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book iv. 1. 490. 

— Full oft we see 
Cold WISDOM waiting on superfluous folly. 

Shakespere, AWs Well that Ends Well, act i. bc. 1. 

— So teach us to number our days that we may apply our heart* 
unto wisdom. — Psalm xc. 12. 

~ The man of wisdom is the man of years. 

Young, Niglitv. L 775. 

— To know 
That which before us lies in daily life, 

Is the prime wisdom.— Milton, Paradise Lost, book viii. 1. 192. 

— Wisdom begin s at the end ; remember it. 

Webster, Duchess of Malfi, act L wo. 1. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 193 

Wisdom.— With wisdom fraught, 

Not such as books, but such as practice taught. 

Waller, On the King' a Return. 

— Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop 

Than when we soar. — Wordsworth, The Excursion, book iii. 

— Wisdom married to immortal verse. — Ibid. , book vii. 

Wise. — Fearfully wise, he shakes his empty head, 
And deals out empires as he deals out thread. 

Churchill, Night. 

— From ignorance our comfort flows ; 
The only wretched are the wise. 

Prior, To the Eon. Charles Montagu* 

— He is oft the wisest man, 
Who is not wise at all. 

Wordsworth, The Oak and the Broom. 

— So WISE, so young, they say, do never live long. 

Shakespere, Richard III, act iii. so. 1. 

— The neighbours stared and sighed and blessed the lad ; 

Some deemed him wondrous wise, and some believed him mad, 
Beattie, The Minstrel, v. 16, L 8. 

— To each his sufferings ; all are men 

Condemn'd alike to groan, — 
The tender for another's pain, 

The unfeeling for his own. 
Yet, ah ! why should they know their fate, 
Since sorrow never comes too late, 
And happiness too softly flies ? 
Thought would destroy their paradise. 
No more ; — where ignorance is bliss, 

'Tis folly to be wise. — Gray, Eton College, stanza 10. 

Wish. — The wish, that of the living whole, 
No life may fail beyond the grave, 
Derives it not from what we have 
The likest God within the soul. 

Tennyson, In Memoriam, liv. 1. 

— Thy WISH was father, Harry, to that thought. 

Shakespere, King Henry IV., part ii. act iv. so. 4. 

Wishes. — Like our shadows, 

Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines. 

Young, Night, v. L 661. 

— Wishes, at least, are the easy pleasures of the poor. 

Douglas Jebuolix 



194 POPULAB QUOTATIONS. 

Wishing. — Wishing, of all employments, is the worst, 
Philosophy's reverse, and health's decay. 

Young, Night, iv. L 71. 

Wit. — A good old man, sir ; he will be talking : as they say, when tht 
age is in, the wit is out. — Shakespere, Much Ado, act iii. sc. 5. 

— A WIT with dunces, and a dunce with wits. 

Pope, Dunciad, book iv. 1. 90. 

— Don't put too fine a point to your wit, for fear it should get 
blunted. — Cervantes, The Little Gipsy (La Gitanilla). 

— His WIT invites you by his looks to come, 
But when you knock, it never is at home. 

Cowper, Conversation, 1. 303. 

— I am a fool, I know it ; and yet, God help me, I'm poor enough 
to be a wit. — Congreve, Love for Love, act i. sc. 1. 

— I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that WIT is in othei 
men. — Shakespere, King Henry IV., part ii. act i. sc. 2. 

— I shall ne'er be 'ware of mine own wit till I break my shins 
against it. — Ibid., As You Like It, act ii. sc. 4. 

— Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; 

In WIT a man, simplicity a child. — Pope, Epitaph on Gay. 

— They have a plentiful lack of wit. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act ii. sc. 2. 

— True WIT is nature to advantage dress'd, 

What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, part ii. 1. 97. 

— We grant, although he had much WIT, 
He was very shy of using it. 

As being loth to wear it out, 
And therefore bore it not about 
Unless on holidays or so, 
As men their best apparel do. 

Butler, Hudibras, part i. canto L 1. 45. 

— Whose WIT, in the combat, gentle as bright, 
Ne'er carried a heart-stain away on its blade. 

Moore, On the Death of 8/teridan. 

— Wit and judgment often are at strife. 

Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife 

Pope, On Criticism, 1. 82. 

«— Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on tht 
face of the earth. — Murphy, The Apprentice. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 195 

Wit.— Wit, now and then, struck smartly, shows a spark. 

Cowper, Table Talk, L 665. 

— Wrr's last edition is now i' th' press. 

Vaughan, Apostrophe to Fletcher. 

— WlT that can creep, and pride that licks the dust. 

Pope, To Arbuthnot, 1. 333. 

— You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come ; 
Knock as you please, there's nobody at home. 

Ibid., Epigram. 

Wits Great wits are sure to madness near allied, 

And thin partitions do their bounds divide. 

Dryden, Aehitophel, part i. I. 163. 

— Such short-lived wits do wither as they grow. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost, act ii. sc. 1. 

Witty. — Witty as Horatius Flaccus, 
As great a Jacobin as Gracchus, 
Short, though not so fat as Bacchus, 
Riding on a little jackass. 

Sydney Smith, Impromptu on Jeffery. 

Wizard of the North.— A name often given to Sir Walter Scott, m 
allusion to the extraordinary charm and descriptive power of hig 
writings, which excited unbounded enthusiasm on their first ap- 
pearance, and which still retain a large measure of their original 
popularity. 

Woe. — Alas ! by some degree of woe 
We every bliss must gain ; 
The heart can ne'er a transport know 
That never feels a pain. — Lord Lyttelton, Song. 

— Bear about the mockery of woe 

To midnight dances, and the public show. 

Pope, Importunate Lady. 

— lie scorned his own, who felt another's woe. 

Campbell, Gertrude of Wyoming, pt. i. v. 24. 

— But I have that within, which passeth show ; 
These but the trappings and the suits of woe. 

Shakespere, Samlet. 



196 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Woe. — One WOE doth tread upon another's heel 

So fast they follow. — Shakespere, Htmlel, act iv. sc. 7. 

— The tame spectator of another's "WOE. 

Hoole, Metastatic Demophoon, act L sc. 3. 

— Thus woe succeeds woe as wave a wave. 

Herrick, Hesperides, Aphorismi 

— Weep on ; and, as thy sorrows flow, 

I'll taste the luxury of woe. — Moore, Anacreontic. 

— Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you. 

St. Luke vi. 26. 

Woes. — It becomes one, while exempt from woes, to look to the 
dangers. — Sophocles. 

— The graceful tear that streams for other's woes. 

Akexslde, Pleasures of Imagination, book i. 1. 6. 

— Woes cluster ; rare are solitary woes ; 

They love a train — they tread each other's heels. 

Young, Night, iii. L 63. 

Wolf. — It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep be. 

Virgil, quoted by Bacon, Ess. xxix. 

- Like Haron and Ure, 
The wolf from the door, 
To ward and to kepe, 
From their ghostly shepe, 
And their spiritual lammes. 

Skelton, The Boke of Colin Chut, 1. 180. 

Wolfish. — While yet our England was a wolfish den. 

Keats, Endyrnion 

Woman. — A child of our grandmother Eve, a female ; or, for thy more 
sweet understanding, a woman. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost, act i. sc. 1. 

— A unrming WOMAN is a knavish fool. 

Lyttelton, Advice to a Lady, 1731. 

— A woman mov'd is like a fountain troubled, 
Muddy, ill-seeming, thick, bereft of beauty. 

Shakespere, Taming of the Shrew, act v. sc. 2. 

■— Bat what is woman ? Only one of 
Nature's agreeable blunders. 

Mrs. Cowley, Weds the Dupe? actii. so. %. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 19V 

Woman. — Disguise our bondage as we will, 

'Tis woman, woman rules us still. — Moore, Sovei-eignWoman. 

— Frailty, thy name is WOMAN ! 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act L sc. *. 

— Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, 
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. 

Congreve, Mourning Bride, act iii so. 8. 

— How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman ; 
It is so seldom heard, that, when it speaks, 

It ravishes all senses. — Massinger, The Old Law, act iv. so. 3.' 

— If the heart of a man is depress'd with cares, 
The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears. 

Gay, The Beggars' Opera, act ii. sc. 1. 

— Men some to business, some to pleasure take ; 
But every WOMAN is at heart a rake. 

Pope, Moral Essays, epistle ii. 1. 215. 

— My only books 
"Were woman's looks, 

And folly's all they've taught me. — MOORE. 

— Not she with trait'rous kiss her Saviour stung, 
Not she denied him with unholy tongue ; 

She, while apostles shrank, could danger brave, 
Last at his cross, and earliest at his grave. 

E. S. Barrett, 1820, Woman, part i. ed. 1822. 

— O woman ! in our hours of ease, 
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, 
And variable as the shade 

By the light quivering aspen made ; 

When pain and anguish wring the brow, 

A ministering angel thou ! — Scott, Marmion, canto vi. st. 30. 

— O woman ! lovely woman ! nature made thee 

To temper man ; we had been brutes without you. 
Angels are painted fair, to look like you : 
There's in you all that we believe of heaven ; 
Amazing brightness, purity, and truth, 
Eternal joy, and everlasting love. 

Otway, Venice Preserved, act i. so. 1. 

— WOMAN ! whose form and whose soul 

Are the spell and the light of each path we pursue ; 
Whether sunned in the tropics, or chilled at the pole, 
If woman be there, there is happiness too. — Moore. 

— Sdek to be good, but aim-not to be great, 
A woman's noblest station is retreat. 

Lyttelton, 1731, Advice to a Lady, 



198 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Woman. — Shalt show us how divine a thing 

A woman may be made. — Wordsworth, To a Young Lady, 

- The light that lies 

In woman's eyes.— Moore, The Time Pve Lost. 

— The man that lays his hand upon a WOMAN, 
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch, 
Whom 'twere gross flattery to name a coward. 

John Tobin, The Honeymoon, act ii. bo 1 

— The man who sets his heart upon a WOMAN 
Is a chameleon, and doth feed on air ; 

From air he takes his colours — holds his life, — 

Changes with every wind, — -grows lean or fat, 

Rosy with hope, or green with jealousy, 

Or pallid with despair— just as the gale 

Varies from north to south — from heat to cold ! 

Oh, woman! woman ! thou shouldst have few sins 

Of thine own to answer for ! Thou art the author 

Of such a book of follies in a man. 

That it would need the tears of all the angels 

To blot the record out ! — Lord Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— The reason firm, the temperate will, 
Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill ; 
A perfect WOMAN, nobly planned, 

To warn, to comfort, and command. 

Wordsworth, She was a Phantom. 

— When love once pleads admission to our hearts, 
In spite of all the virtue we can boast, 

The woman that deliberates is lost. 

Addison, Cato, act iv. sc. 1. 

— The world was sad, the garden was a wild ; 

And man, the hermit, sighed — till woman smil'd. 

Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, 1. 37. 

— They may talk of the devotion of the sex, but the most faith fu 
attachment in life is that of a woman in love — with herself. 

Lord Lytton, Lady of Lyons. 

— 'Tis woman that seduces all mankind ; 

By her we first were taught the wheedling arts. 

Gay, The Beggars' Opera, acti. so. 1. 

— To be slow in words is a woman's only virtue. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act iii. so. 1. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 199 

Woman. — What mighty ills have not been done by WOMAN ? 
Who was't betrayed the Capitol ? A woman ! 
Who lost Mark Antony the world ? A woman ! 
Who was the cause of a long ten years' war, 
And laid at last old Troy in ashes ? Woman ! 
Destructive, damnable, deceitful woman ! 

Otway, The Orphan, act Li. sc 1 

•~ When lovely woman stoops to folly, 
And finds too late that men betray, 
What charm can soothe her melancholy ? 
What art can wash her guilt away ? 

The only art her guilt to cover, 

To hide her shame from every eye, 
To give repentance to her lover, 

And wring his bosom, is — to die. 

Goldsmith, On, Woman ( Vicar of Wakefield, ch. xxiv. ), 

— Three things a wise man will not trust, 
The wind, the sunshine of an April day, 

And woman's plighted faith. — Southey, Mddoc, st. 23. 

— ' Tis not her hair, for sure in that 

There's nothing more than common ; 
And all her sense is only chat, 
Like any other woman.— Whitehead, A Song. 

— Trust not a woman even when she's dead. — Buckley. 

— What's a table richly spread 
Without a woman at its head. 

J. Wharton, Progress of Discontent, 1. 39 

— What will not WOMAN, gentle woman, dare 
When strong affection stirs her spirit up. 

Southey, Madoc, vol. i. part ii. p. 186 

-- Woman's at best a contradiction still. 

Pope, Moral Essays, epistle ii. 1. 270 

— Woman is the lesser man. — Tennyson, Locksley Hall, s*. 76. 

— First, then, a woman will, or won't, depend on't ; 
If she will do't, she will ; and there's an end on't. 
But if she won't, sintje safe and sound your trust is, 
Fear is affront, and jealousy injustice. 

Aaron Hill, 1750, 



200 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Woman's Reason.— I have no other but a woman's reason; I think 
him so, because I think him so. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act i. ao. 2. 

Woman's Will He is a fool who thinks by force or skill 

To turn the current of a woman's WILL. 

Sir S. Tuke, 1073, Adventures of Five Hours, act v. so. 3. 

— Where is the man who has the power and skill 
To stem the torrent of a WOMAN'S WILL ?- 
For if she will, she will, you may depend on't, 
And if she won't, she won't, and there's an end on't. 



Women — As for the women, though we scorn and flout 'em, 
We may live with, but cannot live without 'em. 

Dryden, The Will, act v. ec.4 

— Follow a shadow, it still flies you ; 
Seem to fly it, it will pursue ; 

So court a mistress, she denies you ; 
Let her alone, she will court you. 
Say, are not women truly, then, 
Styled but the shadows of us men. 

Ben Jonson, A Song, The Forest. 

- - I've seen your stormy seas and stormy WOMEN, 

And pity lovers rather more than seamen. 

Byron, Sardanapalus. 



— Men must work, and women must weep. 

Kingsley, The Three Fishers. 

— Most WOMEN have no characters at all. 

Pope, Moral Essays, ep. ii. line 2. 

— The women pardoned all except her face. 

Byron, Don Juan, canto v. st. 113. 

— Two women placed together make cold weather. 

Shakespere, Henry VIII. , act i. sc. 4. 

— Women, like princes, find few real friends. 

Lyttelton, Advice to a Lady, 173t 

Women's Weapons. — And let not women's weapons, water-drops, 
Stain my man's cheek. — Shakespere, King Lear, act ii. so. 4. 

Won. — She's beautiful ; and therefore to be wooed ; 
She is a woman ; therefore to be won. 

Ibid. , Henry VI , part i. sc. 8. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 201 

Won. — So fought, so followed, and so fairly won. 

Shakespere, Henry IV., part ii act i so. L 

— Was ever woman in this humour wooed ? 
"Was ever woman in this humour won ? 

Ibid. , Richard III. , act i. sc. 2. 

Wonder, — And he himself, long gazing thereupon, 
At last fell humbly down upon his knees, 
And of his wonder made religion. 

Spenser, Faerie Queen, bk. iv. canto 6, st. 22. 

— And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, 
That one small head should carry all he knew. 

Goldsmith, Deserted Village, 1. 215. 

Wonder, Nine Days'.— Beaumont and Fletcher, The Noble Gen- 
tleman, act hi. sc. 4. Qtjarles, Emblems, book i. viii. 

Wonderful. — O wonderful, wonderful, and most wonderful wonder 
ful ! and yet again wonderful, and after that, out of all whooping 
Shakespere, As You Like It, act in. sc. 2. 

Wonders. — God moves in a mysterious way 
His WONDERS to perform ; 
He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
And rides upon the storm. — Cowpeb. 

— Prevailing poet, whose undoubted mind 
Believed the magic wonders which he sung. 

Collins, On Fairfax, 

Woo. — Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. 

Shakespere, As You Like It, act iv. sc. 1. 

Wooden Wall. — There's not a ship that sails the ocean, 
But every climate, every soil 
Must bring its tribute, great or small, 
And help to build the wooden wall. 

Longfellow, By the Seaside. 

Woodman. — Forth goes the woodman, leaving unconcerned 
The cheerful haunts of man : 
Shaggy, and lean, and shrewd, with pointed ears, 
And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur, 
His dog attends him. — Cowper, Task, book v. 1. 41. 

— Woodman, spare that tree ! 

Touch not a single bough ! 
In youth it sheltered me, 
And I'll protect it now. 

G. P. Morris, Woodman, Spare that Tree. 



202 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Vord — And but one word with one of us ? Couple it with soma 
thing. Make it a word and a blow. 

Shakespere, Borneo and Juliet, act iii. sc. 1. 

— He was the Word, that spake it ; 
He took the bread and brake it ; 
And what that Word did make it, 

T do believe and take it. — Dr. Donne, Divine Poems. 

— I'll take the ghost's WORD for a thousand pounds. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act hi. sc. 2. 

— I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that WORD. 

Ibid., Merchant of Venice, act iv. sc. 1. 

— Cel\a. Not a word ? 

Rosalind. Not one to throw at a dog. 

Ibid. , As You Like It, act i so. S. 

— Mr. Dornton. Read ! 

Harry Dornton. Your word is as good as the bank, sir. 

Holcropt, The Road to Ruin, act L sc. 3. 

— So soon as the man overtook me, he was but a WORD and a blow 
for down he knocked me and laid me for dead. 

Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress. 

Words. — And WORDS came first, and after blows. 

Charles Lloyd, Speech of Courtney. 

— But words are things, and a small drop of ink, 
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces 

That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. 

Byron, Don Juan, canto iii st. 88. 

— For of all sad words of tongue or pen, 

The saddest are these: " It might have been ! " 

J. G-. Whittier, Maud Mutter. 

— For words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them 
but they are the money of fools. 

T. Hobbes, The Leviathan, pt. i. ch. 4. 

— Good words are better than bad strokes. 

Shakespere, Julius Ccesar. 

— Her WORDS but wind, and all her tears but water. 

Spenser, Faerie Queen, book vi. canto vi. r. 42. 

— He s gone, and who knows how he may report 
Thy WORDS by adding fuel to the flame ? 

Milton, Samson AgonisU*. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 202 

V7ords. — I aiu not so lost in. lexicography as to forget that words are 
the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.— Dr. 
Johnson, from The Preface to his Dictionary. 

— Immodest words admit of no defence, 

For want of decency is want of sense. — Earl of Roscommon. 

— In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, 
Alike fantastic if too new or old ; 

Be not the first by whom the new are tried, 
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, part ii. I. 133. 

— My words fly up, my thoughts remain below, 
Words, without thoughts, never to Heaven go. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iii. sc. 3. 

— Thurio. Sir, if you spend word for word with me, I shall make 

your wit bankrupt. 
Vol. I know it well, sir ; you have an exchequer of words. 

Ibid., Two Gentlemen of Verona, act ii. sc. 4. 

— Soft words with nothing in them make a song. 

Waller, To Mc Creech, 1. 10. 

— The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo. 

Shakespere, Love's Labour's Lost, act v. sc. 2. 

— Then shall our names, 
Familiar in his mouth as household words, 
Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered. 

Ibid., Henry V., act iv. sc. 3. 

— To those who know thee not, no words can paint, 
And those who know thee, know all words are faint. 

Hannah More, Sensibility. 

— What you keep by you, you may change and mend ; 
But words once spoke can never be recalled. 

Roscommon, Art of Poetry, 

— When I would pray and think, I think and pray, 
To several subjects ; heaven hath my empty words. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, act ii. sc. 4. 

— Words are grown so false I am loath to prove reason with them 
~-Ibid. , Twelfth Night, act iii. sc. 1. 

— Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound 
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, part ii. L 109. 



B04 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Words. — Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things. 

Dr. Madden, Boulter's Monument. Supposed to have been 
inserted by Dr. Johnson, 1745. 

— Words beget anger ; anger brings forth blows ; 
Blows make of dearest friends immortal foes. 

Herrick, Hesperidea. 

— Words, words, words !— Shakespere, Hamlet, act ii. so. 2. 

Work. — Now, by St. Paul, the work goes bravely on. 

Cieber, Richard III. , act iii. bo. 1. 

— Who first invented WORK and bound the free 
And holiday-rejoicing spirit down 



To that dry drudgery at the desk's dead wood ? 
Sabbathless Satan ! — Charles Lamb, Work. 

— Work, Tibet ; work, Annot ; work, Margerie ; 
Sew, Tibet; knit, Annot: spin, Margerie; 
Let us see who will win the victory. 

Ye sleep, but we do not, that shall we try ; 
Your fingers be numb, our work will not lie, 
I will not— I cannot — no more can I, 
Then give we all over, and there let it lie. 

Nicholas Udale, Work Girls' Song, Royster Doyster 

— Work, work, work, 

Till the brain begins to swim ; 

Work, work, work, 
Till the eyes are heavy and dim I 
Seam, and gusset, and band, 

Band, and gusset, and seam, 

Till over the buttons I fall asleep, 

And sew them on in a dream ! 

Tom Hood, Song of the Shirt. 

Works These are thy glorious works, Parent of good ! 

Milton, Paradise Lost, book v. L 1531 

World. — A mad world, my masters. — Middleton, A Play. 

— Ah 1 world unknown ! how charming is thy view, 
Thy pleasures many, and each pleasure new ; 

Ah I world experienced ! what of thee is old ? 
How few thy pleasures, and those few how old. 

Ckabbe, The Borough, Letter 34 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 205 

World. — All this world's noise appears to me 

A dull ill-acted comedy. — Cowley, The Despair. 

— And then he drew a dial from his poke, 
And, looking on it with lack-lustre eve, 
Says, very wisely, " It is ten o'clock : 

Thus we may see," quoth he, " how the worid wags." 

Shaeespere, As Tou Like Lt, act ii. sc 7. 

— I am one, my liege, 
Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world 
Have so incensed that I am reckless what 

I do to spite the world. — Lbid., Macbeth, act iii. sc 1. 

— I am sick of this bad world ! 
The daylight and the sun grow painful to me. 

Addison, Oato, act. iv. 

— I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of 
the old.— The King's Message (13th Dec, 1766). 

— I have not loved the world, nor the world me ; 
I have not flattered its rank breath, nor bowed 
To its idolatries a patient knee. 

Byron, Childe Harold, c. iii. st. 113. 

— I hold the world but as the world, G-ratiano ; 
A stage, where every man must play a part, 
And mine a sad one. 

Shakespere, Merchant of Venice, act i. sc. 1. 

— Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of 

change. — Tennyson, Locksley Hall, v. 91. 

— Nor is this world but as a huge inn, 

And men the rambling passengers. — Ho well, A Poem. 

►— O how full of briars is this working-day world ! 

Shakespere, As Tou Like It, act i. sc 3. 

— O what a glory doth this world put on, 
For him who with a fervent heart goes forth, 
Under the bright and glorious sky, and looks 
On duties well performed and days well spent. 

Longfellow, Anturtn. 

— O what a world is this, when what is comely 
Envenoms him that bears it. 

Shakespere, As You Like Lt, act ii. sc 3. 

— O who would trust this world, or prize what's in it, 

That gives and takes, and chops and changes, every minute. 

Quarles, bk. i. no. ix. 



206 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

World.— Of whom the world was not worthy.— Hebrews xL dS. 

— Some natural tears they dropp'd, but wip'd them soon ; 
The world was all before them, where to choose 
Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. 
They, hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, 
Through Eden took their solitary way. 

Milton, Paradise Lost, bk. xii. 1. 645. 

— Such stuff the world is made of .— Cowper, Hope, 1. 211. 

— The WORLD is ashamed of being virtuous. 

Sterne, Tristram Sliandy, vol. viii. ch. xxvii. 

— The WORLD is too much with us ; late and soon, 
Getting and spending, we lay waste' our powers. 

Wordsworth, Bonnets, pt. i. xxxiii. 

— The WORLD'S at an end — what's to be done, Jasper? 

GtArrick, Miss in her Teens, act ii. 

— There is another and a better world. 

Kotzebue, The Stranger, act i. sc. 1. 

— They most the WORLD enjoy who least admire. 

Dr. Young, Night viii. 

— This world is all a fleeting show, 

For man's illusion given ; 
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, 

Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, — 
There's nothing time but Heaven ! 

Moore, Sacred Songs, The World is alia fleeting Slum 

— 'Tis a busy talking world, 
That, with licentious breath, blows like the wind 
As freely on the palace as the cottage. 

Kowe, The Fair Penitent, act iii. bo. 1. 

— - 'Tis pleasant, through the loop-holes of retreat, 

To peep at such a world, — to see the stir 
Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd. 

Cowper. The Task, bk. iv., Winter Evenings, L 86. 

— To know the world, not love her, is thy point. 
She give 3 bpfc little, nor that little long. 

Dr. Young, Night viii. 

— What is the world to them, 
Its pomp, '.es pleasures, and its nonsense all ? 

Thomson, Spring, 1. 1134, 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 207 

World — What is this WORLD ? 

What but a spacious burial -field unwalled : 
The very turf on which we tread once lived. 

Blair, The Grave, 1. 483. 

— Why, let the stricken deer go weep, 

The hart ungalled play ; 
For some must watch, while some must sleep ; 
Thus runs the world away. 

Shake spere, Hamlet, act iii. sc. 2. 

— Why, then the world's mine oyster, 
Which I with sword will open. 

Ibid., Merry Wives of Windsor, act ii. sc. 2. 

World, in thy ever busy mart 
I've acted no unnoticed part, 

Would I resume it ? Oh, no ! 
Four acts are done, the jest grows stale ; 
The waning lamp burns dim and pale, 

And reason asks, Cui bono ? 

James Smith, Poem on CMgwell. 

Worldly — Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise. 

Quarles, Emblems, bk. ii. 2. 

Worm A man may fish with a worm that hath eat of a king, and eat 

of the fish that hath fed of that worm. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iv. sc. 3. 

- The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on. 

Ibid, , King Henry VI. , pt. iii. act ii. sc. 2. 

— The spirit of the worm beneath the sod, 
In love and worship blends itself with Got! 

Shelley. 



— Where their WORM dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 

Mark ix. v. 44. 

— Your worm is your only emperor for diet ; we fat all creaturci 
else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots. 

Shakespere, Hamlet, act iv. ec. 3. 

Worse. — From good to bad, and from bad to WORSE, 
From worse unto that is worst of all, 
And then return to his former fall. 

Spenser, Shepherd's Calendar, Feb. , 1. 12. 



Worship. — This hour they "worship and the next blaspheme. 

Dr. Garth, The Dispensary, canto iii. 1. 42. 



208 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Worst — Would Heaven this mourning were past ! 
One may have better luck at last ; 
Matters at WORST are sure to mend, 
The Devil's wife was but a fiend. 

Prior, Turtle and Span ow, i 414. 

Worth. —And very wisely would lay forth 
No more upon it than 'twas worth. 

Butler, Hudibras, pt. i. canto i. 1. 491. 

— I know my price : I am worth no worse a place. 

Siiakespere, Othello, act i. so. 1. 

— This mournful truth is everywhere confess'd, 
Slow rises wortii by poverty depress' d. 

Dr Johnson, London, 1. 176. 

— What is WORTn in anything, 
So much money as 'twill bring ? 

Butler, Hudibras, pt. ii. canto i. 1. 465. 

— What it's worth, ask death-beds ; they can tell. 

Young, Night ii. 1. 51. 

— Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow ; 
The rest is all but leather or prunello. 

Pope, Essay on Man, ep. iv. 1. 203 

Wound. — The private WOUND is deepest. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen of Verona, act iv. sc. 4. 

— Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 
Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. 

Pope, Epistle to Arbuthnot. 

Wounds — When wounds are mortal they admit no cure. 

Pompret, The Fortunate Complaint. 

Wranglers. — I burn to set the imprison'd wranglers free, 
And give them voice and utterance once again. 
Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast. 

Cowper, The Task, bk. iv. 

Wreath. — I sent thee late a rosy wreath, 
Not so much honouring thee, 
4.s giving it a hope that there 
It could not withered be. 

Ben Jonson, Song, Drink to Mo Only, 

Wretched —The -wretched have no friends. 

Drvden, All for Love, act iii. so. 1. 

Wrinkles.— Wrinkles, the d— d democrats, won't flatter. 

Byron, Don Juan, canto x. sfc 24. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 209 

Writ.— What is WRIT is writ; 

Would it were worthier. — Byron, Childe Harold, canto iv. st. 115. 

Write. — And shame to write what all men blush to read. 

Cotton, To E. W., L 10. 

— Smith. He can write and read and cast accompt. 
Cade. monstrous ! 

Smith. We took him setting of boys' copies. 
Cade. Here's a villain ! 

Sttakespere, Henry VI. , Part ii. act iv. sc. 2. 

— I lived to write, and wrote to live. 

Rogers, Italy, A Character, L 16. 

— To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune, but to read and 
WRITE comes by nature. 

Shakespere, Much Ado about Nothing, act iii. sc. 3. 

— Who can write so fast as men run mad ? 

Dr. Young, Satire L 

— You write with ease to show your breeding, 
But easy writing's curst hard reading. 

Clio's Protest. Moore, Life of Sheridan, voL i p. 155. 

Writing — At first one omits writing for a little while, and then one 
stays a while longer to consider of excuses, and at last it growa 
desperate, and one does not write at all. 

Swift, To the Ben. Mr. Winder. 

— Of all those arts in which the wise excel, 
Nature's chief master-piece is writing well. 

Buckingham, Essay on Poetry. 

— Their manner of whiting is very peculiar, being neither from 
the left to the right, like the Europeans ; nor from the right to the 
left, like the Arabians ; nor up and down, like the Chinese ; but 
aslant, from one corner of the paper to the other, like ladies in 
England. — Swept, Gidlkefs Voyage to Li.'Uput, chap. vi. 

— True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, 
As those move easiest who have leam'd to dance. 
'Tis not enough no harshness gives offence ; 

The sound must seem an echo to the sense. 

Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, 

And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; 

But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, 

The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. 

When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, 

The Hue, too, labours, and the words move slow ; 

Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, 

Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, partii. 1.10ft 



210 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Written — By labour and intent study (which I take to be my portior 
in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might 
perhaps leave something so written to after times, as they 
should not willingly let die. — Milton, Ch%rch Government. 

Wrong. — And if we do but watch the hour, 
There never yet was human power 
Which could evade, if unforgiven, 
The patient search and vigil long 
Of him who treasures up a wrong. — Byron, Mazeppa. 

— Brother, brother, we are both in the wrong. 

Gay, Beggars 1 Opera, act ii. so. 2. 

— It may be right, but you are in the WRONG 
To speak before your time. 

Shakespere, Measure for Measure, act v. so. 1. 

— Most wretched men 

Are cradled into poetry by WRONG ; 

They learn in suffering what they teach in song. 

Shelley, Julian and Maddalo, 

— You have a wrong sow by the ear. 

Butler, LTudibras, part ii. canto iii 

Wrongs. — On adamant our WRONGS we all engrave, 
But write our benefits upon the wave. 

King, Art oj Love, 1. 971. 



Yankee. — A term in America for New Englanders, and applied by 
foreigners to all natives of the United States. The most feasible 
origin is that the Indians, when speaking of the English settlers, 
called them " Yenghees," corrupted afterwards to " Yankee." 

Year.- -Full knee-deep lies the winter snow, 
And the winter winds are wearily sighing ; 
Toll ye the church-bell sad and slow, 
And tread softly and speak low, 
Tor the Old Year lies a -dying. 

Tennyson, Death of the Old Year. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 211 

Tear These as they change, Almighty Father ! these 

Are but the varied God. The rolling year 
Is full of Thee.— Thomson, Hymn. 

Years.— I am declined 

Into the vale of YEARa — Shakespere, Othello, act ill. bo. 8. 

— Jumping o'er times 

Turning the accomplishment of many tears 
Into an hour-glass. — Ibid., Henry V., chorus. 

— Years following years steal something every day ; 
At last they steal us from ourselves away. 

Pope, Horace, epistle ii. book ii L 72. 

— Years steal 
Fire from the mind as vigour from the limb ; 

And life's enchanted cup but sparkles near the brim. 

Byron, GhUde Harold, canto iii. st. 8. 

Yellow All seems infected that the infected spy, 

As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. 

Pope, Essay on Criticism, part ii 1. 358. 

Yellow Jack. — Among sailors, a common personification of the yellow 
fever. Although used as a proper name, it is probable that the 
original meaning of the appellation was nothing more than yellow 
flag, a flag being termed a jack by seamen, and yellow being the 
colour of that customarily displayed from lazarettos, or naval 
hospitals, and from vessels in quarantine. 

Yesterday.- -The sauK. du) 1 i=ound : the same dull lack 
Of future in the iov\ rray : 
It seems like rESTiR^Af come back 
With his old things, and not to-day. 

Owen Meredith, Wanderer. 

Yorick. — Alas, poor Yorick ! I knew him, Horatio : a fellow of in- 
finite jest, of most excellent fancy Where be your 

gibes now ? your gambols ? your songs ? your flashes of merriment, 
that were wont to set the table on a roar ? — Shakespere, Hamlet, 
act v. sc. 1. 

Young. — " Whom the gods love die young," was said of yore. 

Byron, Don Juan, canto iv. st. 13. 

— Young fellows will be young fellows, — Is. Bickerstafh'. 

— Young men think old men fools, and old men know young men 
to be so. — Quoted by Camden as a saying of one Dr. Metcalp. 



212 POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 

Foung England. — A collective designation given some thirty years ago 
to a number of persons of rank and character, in England, who 
were engaged in a social movement, having for its aim the revival 
of the manners of mediaeval times, which they held to have been 
greatly injured by the growth of a commercial spirit among the 
higher classes. Their cry was : 

Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning, die, 

But give us back our old nobility. — Lord John Manners. 

— Young England was gentlemanly and cleanly, its leaders 
being of the patrician order ; and it looked to the Middle Agea 
for patterns of conduct. Its chiefs wore white waistcoats, gave 
red cloaks and b.oken meat to old women, and would have lopped 
off three hundred years from Old England's life, by pushing her 
back to the early days of Henry VIII. . . . Some of the 
cleverest of the younger members of the aristocracy belonged to the 
new organization, and a great genius (B. Disraeli) wrote some 
delightful novels to show their purpose, and to illustrate their 
manner of how-not-to-do-it in grappling with the grand social 
questions of the age. . . . Young England went out as soberly 
and steadily as it had lived. The select few who had composed it 
died like gentlemen, and were as polite as Lord Chesterfield in the 
act of death. Some of them turned "Whigs, and have held office 
under Lord Palmerston ; and others are Tories, and expect to hold 
office under Lord Derby, when he shall form his third ministry. — 
C. C Hazewell. 

foung Idea. — Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, 
To teach the young idea how to shoot. 

Thomson, The Seasons, Spring, L 1149. 

JToung Ireland. — A name adopted by a party of Irish malcontents, 
about the year 1840, who were in sympathy with the progressive 
movements instigated by O'Connell — himself a member of the 
organization — but who ridiculed his renunciation of physical force 
hi seeking political reforms, and who were impatient to inaugurate 
insurrection and war. 

SToung Man. — The atrocious crime of being a young man. 

Pitt, Speech, March 6, 1741. 

youth. — A youth of frolics, an old age of cards. 

Pope, Moral Essay, To a Lady, ep. ii. 1. 241. 

— And made youth younger, and taught age to live. 

Dr. Young, Night v. 1. 796. 

— He wears the rose 

Of yocth upon him : from which the world should note 
Something particular. 

Shakespere, Antony and Cleopatra, act iii. sc. 4. 



POPULAR QUOTATIONS. 213 

Youth. — Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. 

Shakespere, Two Gentlemen, act L so. 1. 

— In the very May-morn of his youth 
Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. 

Ibid., Henry V., act i. sc. 2„ 

— O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations — 

Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain ; 
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions, 
It mends their morals — never mind the pain. 

Byron, Bon Juan, canto ii st. 1. 

— From thoughtless youth to ruminating age. 

Cowper, Progress of Error, 1. 24. 

— Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, 

A YOUTH to fortune and to fame unknown ; 
Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth, 
And Melancholy mark'd him for her own. 

Gray's Elegy, The Epitaph. 



Zadkiel — According to the Jewish rabbins, the name of one of the 
angels of the seven planets ; the angel of the planet Jupiter. A 
pseudonym of Lieutenant Morrison, of the British Navy. 

Zeal.— Tell zeal, it lacks devotion ; 
Tell love, it is but lust, 
Tell time, it is but motion ; 
Tell flesh it is but dust ! 
And wish them not reply, 
For thou musb give the lie. 

Sir Walter Raleigh, The Lye. 

•— We do that in our zeal our calmer moments would be afraid to 
answer. — Scott, Woodstock, chap. xvii. 

•- Violent zeal for tenth has a hundred to one odds to be either 
petolancy, ambition, or pride.— Swift, Thoughts on Religion. 



ANALYTICAL INDEX. 



Abandon Hope, 1 
Abashed ;he Devil stood, 66 
AbdieL 1 

— So spake the seraph, 51 
Abide with me, 1 

Able to corrupt a thousand, 181 
Above all Greek fame, 52 
Abroad, That I should be, 29 
Absence makes the heart grow fond- 
er, 1 
Absent from him, 15 
Absolute, Foreknowledge, 39 

— the knave is, How, 47 
Abstract of all villany, The, 182 
Abstracts and brief chronicles, 1 
Abundance of heart, 1 

Abuse, Stumbling on, 66 
Abusing of the King's English, 46 
Accident of an accident, 1 
Accidents by flood and field, 55 
Accompt, And cast, 209 
According to Cocker, 27 

— to Hoyle, 27 

Accordingly, A concatenation, 2S 
Account of empty boxes, Beggarly, 1 

— Sent to my, 31 

Accusing spirit, The. . . blushed, 5 
Ache, penury, age, 36 
Aching sight, Spare my, 184 
■ — void, They have left an, 78 
Acquaintance, Auld, 2 
Across the walnuts, 185 
Act well your part, 76 
Action dignified, By, 181 

— fair and virtuous, 2 

— is transitory, 2 

— The time for, 186 

— to the word, Suit the, 2 
Actions of the just, 2 

— of the last age, 2 

— The seed of good, 82 
Actor, A well-graced, 2 

— in, it, And not the, 55 



Acts of kindness and of love, 2 

— our angels are, Our, 109 

— the best, "Who, 97 
Ad infinitum, So, 58 
Adage, Cat i' the, 33 

Adam, the goodliest man of men, 1 

— The offending, 29 
Adamant, On, 210 
Addle Parliament, 2 
Administration, All-the-Talents, 4 
Admirable Doctor, 2 
Admiration only of weak minds, 12 
Admire, Fools, 59 

— Where none, 2 

— Who least, 206 
Admired disorder, Most, 39 
Admission to our hearts, 198 
Admit no cure, They, 208 
Adoption tried, Their, 61 
Adored, In every clime, 55 
Adorn, Is othing that he did not, 2 
Adorned amply, She's, 79 

— the most, When unadorned, 102 
Adorns and cheers the way, 77 
Adullamites, 3 

Adversity, A brother is born for, ffl 

— discovers virtue, 183 

— In the day of, 3 

— of our best friends, 3 

— The uses of, 3 
Advice is often seen, 3 

— We may give, 49 
Advices, Lengthened sage, 29 
Affection stirs her spirit up, 199 
Affections run to waste, 3 

— mild, Of, 194 
.Affliction the soil of virtue, 3 
Affliction's sons are, 3 

Afraid, That makes the heart, 71 

— to strike, 208 

After, Looking before and, 39 
Age, ache, penury, 36 

— A green old, 4 

— Bashfulness reproach to, 11 

— cannot wither her, 3 



216 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— A. 



A.ge, Crabbed, and youth, 3 

— Good old, 4 

— is ir, When the, 194 

— serene and bright, An old, 3 

— The cradle of reposing, 4 

— The toys of, 24 

— thou art shamed, 21 

— to come, The, 52 

— to live, Taught, 212 
r— T< ruminating, 212 

Aged bones, Lie gently on their, 44 
Agent, Trust no, 99 
Ages, Alike all, 4 

— one increasing purpose, Through 

the, 4 
A-gony distrest, Oft to, 101 
Agree, All, 179 

— on the stage, 4 

Aid, Alliteration's artful, 4 

— Lend us thine, 19 

— Secret sympathetic, 26 
Aim'st at, The ends thou, 4 
Air and harmony of shape, 57 

— Castles in the, 22 

— Doth feed on, 198 

— earth, ocean, 44 

— is full of farewells, The, 44 

— it breathes, Enjoys the, 58 

— On the desert, 62 
Airy nothing, Gives to, 80 
Aisle, The long-drawn, 4 
Ajax strives, When, 209 
Alarums, Our stern, 39 
Alas ! for love, 44 

— how light a cause, 40 

— poor Yorick, 21 1 
Albans, my Lord St., 45 
Ale, A quart of, 4 

— Cakes and, 21 

— enough, Good, 10 
Ales, Prince of, 11 
Alexandrine, A needless, 91 
Alike all ages, 4 

All his debts, Pays, 38 

— in the Downs, 42 

— is of God, 64 

— My Father made them, 55 

— she loves is love, 100 

— that lives, 38 

— the floures in the mede, 33 

— the talents administration, 4 

— to heaven, 7S 

Allegory, As headstrong as an, 4 
Alliteration, Apt, 4 
Allured to brighter worlds, 14 
Almanacs of the last year, 2 
Almighty dollar, 4 
Almighty's orders, The, 189 



Alone, all, all alone, 4 

— That worn-out word, 5 

— They are never, 5 

— This bleak world, 73 

— To live, 5 

Alps, Though perched on, 183 
Alter, Opinions, 23 
Alters, Love is not love which, 100 
Amaranthine flower of Faith, Th» 

51 
Amazed and curious, 117 

— the gazing rustics, 7 
Ambassador, is an honest man, An, 5 
Ambition, Fling away, 5 

— hath one heel, 5 

— like a torrent, 5 

— saw the execrable deed, 47 

— should be made of sterner stuff, 5. 

— the mind's immodesty, 5. 

— vaulting, 5. 

— virtue, That make, 53 
Ambition's ladder, Young, 5 
Ambitious thought, The canker of, S 
Amen stuck in my throat, 5 
Amity and love, Bond of, 47 
Amorous descant, Sung her, 48 
Ample room, Give, ISO 

Amuses the mind. Change, 23 
Anchored ne'er shall be, 185 
Anchors, Great, 42 
Ancient days, Dames of, 4 
Andrew, Merry, 115 
Angel, A ministering, 197 

— How like an, 110 

— Like an, 29 

— The recording, 5 

— Thou hovering, 51 

— visits, few and far between, 
Angels alone that soar, 60 

— and ministers of grace, 6 

— are bright still, 6 

— are, Our acts our, 109 

— are painted fair, 197 

— a thousand envied, 23 

— could no more, 6 

— fear to tread, Where, 59 

— fell by ambition, 5 

— guard thy bed, 13 

— of life and death, 64 

— Sad as, 6 

— sung the strain, 19 

— Tears of all the, 198 

— unawares, entertained, 78 

— Visits like those of, 6 

— visits, short and bright, 

— weep, Make the, 107 

— Will plead like, 183 
Anger, He carries, 6 



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217 



Anger is like a full hot horse, 6 

— is the most important passion, 6 

— Words beget, 204 
Angle, A brother of the, 6 
Angling, Go a, 6 

— like poetry, (3 

— What may be said of, 7 
Annals, if you have writ your, 7 

— of the poor, 7 
Anne, By Saint, 21 
Annie of Tharaw, 7 
Annihilate but space and time, 103 
Annoy, No loud storms, 41 
Anointed sovereign of sighs, 31 

— thee, God hath, 34 
Another and a better world, 205 

— yet the same, 7 
Another's misfortunes, Bear, 25 
Answers, She who ne'er, 79 
Anthem, The pealing, 4 

— The grand old Puritan, 79 
Antidote, Some secret oblivious, 116 
Antres vast, and deserts idle, 55 
Anything, Work in, 208 

Ape, Like an angry, 107 ^ 

Apollo, The songs of, 203 
Apoplexy, A slight touch of, 7 
Apostles would have done, All the, 

25 
Apostolic blows and knocks, 46 
Apothecary, I do remember an, 7 
Apparitions seen and gone, Like, 6 
Appetite, Digestion wait on, 38 
Appetites are apt to change, Our, 

113 
Applaud to the very echo, 7 
Applause, Attentive to his own, 57 
■ — Proprietor of just, 9 
Apple rotten at the heart, 51 
Apples, Choice in rotten, 7 

— How we swim, 7 
Appliances, Desperate, 39 
Apprehension, Most in, 35 

— of the good, 06 
Approach, Death's, 34 

— thou, 33 

April, June, and SeptemWr, 21 

— when they woo, 201 
Ai abie the blest, 7 
Arch, Triumphal, 7 
Archdeacon, The, 11 
Argues yourself unknown, 87 
Arguing, Bis skill in, 7 
Argument, A knock-down, 7 

— for a week, 7 

— The staple of his. 180 

— This great, 187 

— wrong, His, 28 

10 



Arise, or be for ever fallen, 9 
Arm-chair, That old, 8 
Arm of Erin, 45 
Armed rhinoceros, The, 33 
Arminian clergyman, 26 
Arms, Our bruised, 39 

— Three coiners of the world in, 46 
A roving, We'll go no more, 8 
Array, Magnificently stem, 11 
Arrayed for mutual slaughter, 108 
Art, All the gloss of, 23 

— beyond the reach of, 67 

— He tried each, 14 

— is long, 8 

— may err, 8 

— not chance, Prom, 209 

— to find the mind's construction, 5C 

— Unpremeditated, 71 

— With curious, 18 
Artful Dodger, the, 8 

— aid, Alliteration's, 4 
Arthur's death, Talks of, 178 
Artificer, Unwashed, 178 

Arts in which the wise excel, 209 

— With lenient, 4 
Ashamed of being virtuous, 206 
Ashbourn, Romantic, 37 
Ashes of his fathers, The, 36 

— to ashes, 8 

Ask me no more, 54 
Asking eye, Explain the, 4 
Asleep as they be, 104 

— he fell, 35 

— Houses seem, 22 

— I fall, 204 
Asmcdeus, 8 - 
Asmodeus's flight, An, 8 
Aspect he rose. With grave, 8 
Aspen, The light quivering, 197 
Ass, Egregiously an, 9 

— Write me down an, 9 
Assassination, If the, 41 
Assize, The Black, 15 
Assume a pleasing shape, To, 37 

— a virtue, 1S2 
Assurance double sure, 9 
Assyrian, The, came down, 9 
Astronomer, An undevout, 9 
Asunder, Many miles, 181 
Atheist, An, half believes a God, 8 
Atheist's laugh, An, 9 

Athens, Maid of, 105 

— the eye of Greece, 9 
Atlantean shoulders, With, 8 
Atoms or systems, 64 
Attempt, P earing to, 41 
Attention, Read with, 17 

— still as night, 8 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— B. 



Attentive to his own applause, 57 

Attic salt, Call it, 30 

Atticus were he, If, 9 

Attribute of Heaven, The greatest, 

114 
Auburn, Sweet, 9 
Audience, Fit, though few, 9 
Augean stable, 9 
A aght inanimate, If, 69 
A uld claes, Gars, 26 
Author, An, 9 

— Choose an, 9 
Authority, In a little brief, 107 
Author's private thoughts and mean- 
ings, 17 

Authors steal their books, 9 
Awake, arise ! 9 

— my St. John, 107 
Awe, Character gives, 23 

— Nothing keeps me in such, 177 

— The lifted hand in, 186 

— the soul of Richard, 54 
Awful goodness is, How, 66 
Awoke one night, Abou Ben Adhem, 

Axe to jrrind, An, 10 
Axes, No ponderous, 10 
Ay, but to die, 38 
Azrael and Asmodeus, 8 
Azure hue, In its, 40 

— main, From out the, 19 



B 

Babbled of green fields, 56 
Babe she lost, 10 
Babel, Stir of the great, 206 
Bacchus, Not so fat as, 195 
Back and side go bare, 10 

— on itself recoils, 148 

— recoiled, 146 

— resounded Death. 35 

— their own opinions, 185 

— to thy punishment, 143 

— With harness on our, 191 
Backed like a weazel, 27 
Bacon shined. How, 10 
Bad begins, Thus, 31 

— eminence, That, 153 

— Nothing either good or, 66 

— strokes, 202 

— to worse, From, 207 

— world, Sick of this, 205 
Bade it blossom there, 36 

— the world farewell, 77 
Badge, Nobility's true, 114 
B*ffled oft, ia ever won, 60 



Baited, hook he, 10 
Bake, The widow can, 190 
Balance of the old, The, 205 

— Where in nice, 85 
Ballad-mongers, Metre, 10 

— With a woeful, 164 
Ballads . . . Gipsy Children, 10 

— make all the, 10 

— penny, 11 
Ballot-box, 'Tis the, 11 
Balm, Can wash the, 86 

— of hurt minds, 160 
Balmy sleep, 160 

Band," and gusset, and seam, 204 
Bands of Satan broke, 61 

— of sin, The, 61 

Bane, Deserve the precious, 149 

— of honest deeds, 57 
Bang, With many a, 172 
Bank and shoal of time, 41 

— Good as the, 202 

— I know a, 11 

Bankrupt, Make your wit, 203 
Banner, A song for our, 177 

— The roval, 53 

— Torn but flying, 60 
Barbarians all at play, 11 
Bare, Back go, 10 
Barebones Parliament, 11 

Bark and bite. Dogs delight to, 41 

— drives on, Whose, 185 

— Let no dog, 132 

— The watch-dog's honest, 75 
Barleycorn, Bold John, 11 

— John, 11 

— Sir John, 11 

Barren earth, Model of the, 34 

— 'Tis all, 11 

Barter, Compromise and, 66 
Base envy withers, 46 

— ignoble mind, A, 116 

Baseless fabric of this vision, The, 149 
Bashful fifteen, Of, 105 
Bashfulness an ornament, 11 
Bastard to the time, A, 130 
Bastion, A looming, 11 
Bath, Sore labor's, 160 
Bathe in fiery floods, To, 38 
Bats, To the moles and to the, 1 18 
Battered and decayed, 75 
Battle and the breeze, The, 111 

— Freedom's, 60 

— In the midst of the, 115 

— lost, A, 11 

— of the books, 12 

— slain, He that is in, 57 

— The front of, 33 

— won, A, 11 



ANALYTICAL INDEX-B. 



219 



Battlements, Towjrs and, 31 
Battle's lost and won, When the, 112 

— stern array, 11 

— van, In the, 38 

— wreck, The, 18 
Battles, Fought all his, 16 

— sieges, fortunes, 55 
Bauble, pleased with this, 24 
Hj.;. the moon, 150 

Bayed the whispering wind, 117 
Be-all and the end-all, 41 
Be It was a luxury to, 103 

— the powers that, 1 39 
Beach, There came to the, 49 
Beads and prayer-books, 34 
Beam in darkness, A, 88 
Beams, Candle throws its, 36 
Bear-baiting, The Puritans hated, 

143 
Bear it. To pardon or to, 61 

— Rugged Russian, S3 

— the palm alone, 170 

— The savageness out of a, 159 

— those ills we have, 173 
Beard and brains, 18 

— of formal cut, 164 

— the lion, 12 

Bearded like the pard, 164 
Beards wag all, Where, 115 
Bearings of this observation, The, 130 
Bears and lions growl, 41 

— his blushing honors, 53 
Beast so fierce, No, 136 

Beat happily, A thousand hearts, 148 

— with fist, 143 

Beaten, Some have been, 12 
Beating funeral marches, Hearts, 8 
Beautiful is night, How, 127 

— Prophets of the, 138 

— She's, 200 
Beautifully less, 57 

Beauty and her chivalry, Her, 148 

— A thing of, 12 

— blemished once, 12 

— Can see her, 79 

— draws us, 12 

— is excelled, 192 

— is truth, 12 

— is valuable, 12 

— lies, Some, SI 

— Mar your, i2 

— Perfect, 177 

-— She walks in, 12 

— • stands, 12 

— upon the cheek of night, 12 
Beauty's heavenly ray, 13 
Beaux, Where none are, 2 
Beokong me away, Whioh, 185 



Becks and wreathed smiles, 84 
Bed go sober, To, 12 

— Guard thy, 13 

— Lies in his, 69 

— of death, Smooth the, 4 
Bedfellows, Strange, 118 
Bee, Little busy, 13 
Beef, Roast, 13 

Beer and Britannia, 13 

— Chronicle small, 59 
Beelzebub and Asmodeus, 8 
Beersheba, Dan to, 11 
Beetle, The poor, 35 
Before and after, Looking, 89 

— your time. To speak, 210 
Beggar that is dumb, A, 102 
Begged his bread, Homer, 75 
Begging the question, 13 
Begot of vain fantasy, 42 
Beguiled, All their cares, 24 
Begun, Some task, 169 
Behaviour is a mirror, 13 

Behind, Cast one longing, lingering 
look, 97 

— Hearts we leave, 38 
Behold the child, 24 
Beholding heaven, 73 

Belial, Wander forth the sons of, 138 

Belief, in our, 13 

Believe and take it, I do, 202 

— a woman, 47 

— 'em, Oft repeating they, 42 

— in principle, I don't, 141 
Believed, No more, 41 

— the magic wonders, 201 
Bell strikes one, 13 
Belle, 'Tis vain to be a, 2 
Bellows blow up sin, The, 57 
Bells ring out wild, 13 

— Those evening, 14 

Belly . . . good ale enough, 10 

— In fair round, 164 
Belongings, Thyself and thy, 184 
Beloved brotherhood, 44 

— from pole to pole, 160 
Bench, a little, 14 

Bend the knotted oak, To, 121 
Bending as he goes, 177 
Benefits, Write our. 210 
Benighted walks, 95 
Bent, To the top of my, 59 
Bequeathed by bleeding sire, 60 
Berkeley, When Bishop, 111 
Besieged, By flatterers, 57 
Best men . . . moulded out of fault* 
56 

— of rcen, The, 63 

— of the sons of the morning, 19 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— B. 



Best, Who does the, 6 
Bestial, What remains is, 147 
Kestride the narrow world, 28 
Better be with the dead, 93 

— How can man die, 36 

— human kind, May, 34 

— late than never, 90 

— made by ill, Good are, 66 

— than fame, 52 

— than precious ointment, 123 

— to be brief, 19 

— to have loved and lost, 98 

— to hunt in fields, 72 

— to love amiss, 99 

— world, Another and a, 205 
Betwixt a Saturday and Monday, 34 
Bevy of fair women, A, 14 
Beware, my lord, of jealousy, 84 
Bezonian ? Which king, 14 

Bible, The wicked, 190 

— true, Her, 14 
Bibles, Breeches, 19 
Bid kings come bow, 162 

— me discourse, 39 

— When mortal voices, 157 
Bids expectation rise, 77 

— the shepherd fold, 165 
Big round tears, The, 170 

— with the fate, 33 
Bigotry murders religion, 14 
Billows never break, Where, 38 
Binding nature fast in fate, 54 
Binds the sheaf, 30 
Biography, Reading, 14 

Bird, As a, 14 

— of dawning, The, 26 

— Shall I call thee, 31 

— that shunn'st the noise, Sweet, 122 

— thou never wert, 71 
Birnam wood, 47 

Birth . . . death begun, 14 

— Death borders upon our, 34 

— His humble, 212 

— is but a sleep, Our, 14 

— Our Saviour's, 26 

— Revolts from their, 66 
Bishops, Bench of heedless, 14 
Bit the man, The dog, 40 

Bite, Dogs delight to bark and, 41 

— 'em, Smaller still to, 58 
Bitter ere long, 148 
Black Assize, 15 

— death, 15 

— despair, Then, 37 

— Monday, 15 

— not so black, 190 

— spirits and white, 164 
Blackberries, As plentiful as, 145 



Blackbird, Than to a, 68 
Blade, The vengeful, 60 
Blame, Beholds their, 70 
Blandishments of life, 29 
Blaspheme, The next, 207 
Blasphemy, Is flat, 15 

— Shrink nor. from, 30 
Blast of war, The, 19 
Blasts from hell, 157 
Bleeding, Nose fell a, 15 

— sire to son, By, 60 
Blemished once, Beauty, 12 
Bless General Wade, 149 

— the hand, 181 

— thee. Bottom, 174 
Blessed, It is twice, 114 

— The memory of the just is, 112 
Blessedness older than damnation, II 
Blesseth him that gives, It, 114 
Blessing dear. Makes a, 49 

— I had most need of, 5 
Blessings be with them, 138 
• — brighten, 15 

— ever wait, 36 

— Juno sings her, 76 

— without number, Heavenly, 18 
Blest, Always to be, 77 

— Arabie the, 7 

— Country's wishes, 18 

— I have been, 72 

— Likewise truly, 54 

— with some new joys, 95 
Blight, Ere sin could, 36 
Blind, Love is, 99 

— man is a poor man, 15 

— skill, As thy, 60 

— Stricken, 15 

— To her faults a little, 183 
Bliss, How exquisite the, 3 

— Hues of, 15 

— must gain, Every, 195 

— Virtue makes our, 183 

— Where ignorance is, 193 

— Winged hours of, 6 
Blockhead, A bookful, 16 
Blood can't bear it, Elesh and, 16 

— Cold in, 27 

— Embrued her hands in, 47 

— of a British man, The, 56 

— of the Martyrs, The, 111 

— Summon up the, 19 

— They became as, 48 

— Weltering in his, 51 
Bloods, The breed of noble, 8t 
Bloody Assizes, 15 

Bloorr. for sons of light, 137 
Blooming alone, Left, 151 
Blossom there, Bade it, 36 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— B. 



221 



Blossoms of my sin. The, 31 
Blot, He could wish to, 121 

— the record out, 198 
Blow, A word and a, 202 

— - Liberty's in every, 92 

— Must strike the, 60 

— Perhaps may turn his, 61 

— The hand that gave the, 44 

— thou winter wind, 191 

— 'Tis but a word and a, 7 

— wind, 191 

Bloweth where it listeth, 191 
Blown with restless violence, 38 
Blows, And after, 202 

— and buffets of the world, 205 

— and knocks, Apostolic, 40 

— Anger brings forth, 204 

— in our ears, The blast, 19 

— of circumstance, The, 23 
Blue Stocking, 15 

— True, 175 

Blunder, Frae mony a, 155 
Blunders, Nature's agreeable, 196 

— round about a meaning, 138 
Blunted, For fear it should get, 194 
Blunting us, Advice by, 3 

Blush to find it fame, 65 

— to give it in, 6 

— to read, 209 

— unseen, Born to, 62 
Blushed, The water, 187 
Boards did shrink, All the, 187 
Boast not thvself , 174 

— The patriot's, 134 
Bodies forth the forms, 80 
Bodkin, With a bare, 173 
Body and soul of wit, 19 

— nature is, Whose, 124 

— pent, Here in the, 15 

— rich, That makes the, 116 
Body's purity, The, 26 
Bold I can meet, 61 

— In Greek and Latin, 190 

— John Barleycorn, 11 

— man, He was a, 132 

— Virtue is, 183 

Bond of amity and love, 47 

— of fate, Take a, 9 
Bondage, A whole eternity in, 92 

— Disguise our, 197 
Bondman's key, 16 
Bone and skin, 16 

— to pick, 16 

Bones are coral made, Of his, 55 

— Cover to our, 34 

— Lie gently on their aged, 44 
Bonnie gem, Thou, 32 
Bononcini, Compared to, 176 



Book, A good, 17 

— A novel was a, 17 

— Dainties bred in a, 7 

— I read a, 16 

— learned wife, The, 190 

— of fate, Hides the, 54 

— of follies, Such a, 198 

— of nature, 16 
Book's a book. A, 142 
Bookful blockhead, 16 
Books and men, Want of, 185 

— are men, 17 

— are a substantial world, 16 

— Battle of the, 12 

— by the fireside, 16 

— cannot always please, 16 

— Deep versed in, 16 

— in the running brooks, 3 

— . . . lost, 16 

— My only, 197 

— Not such as, 193 

— Quit your, 16 

— to be tasted, Some, 17 

— The secret history of, 17 

— which are no books, 16 
Bopeep, As if they played at, 56 
Border, Let that aye be your, 73 
Borders upon our birth, Death, 34 
Bored, The bores and, 17 

Bores and bored, The, 17 
Born, Better to be lowly, 103 

— for the universe, 133 

— great, Some are, 67 

— to set it right, 172 

— To the manner, 31 

— under a rhyming planet, 149 
Borne his faculties so meek, 183 
Borrower is servant, The, 91 

— nor a lender be. Neither a, 17 
Borrowing dulls the edge, 17 

— Such kind of, 137 



Bosom bare, With my, 82 

— of his father, The, 115 

— of the ocean, The deep, 39 
Bosom'd high, 31 
Botanize, Peep and, 135 
Bottle them up, 188 
Bottom, Bless thee, 174 
Bottom of the Sea, The, 42 

— Stand upon its own, 176 
Bottomless pit, Law is a, 90 
Bound in shallows, 172 

— in to saucy doubts, 41 

— What this riband, 149 

— with victorious wreaths, 39 
Boundless contiguity of shade, 91 
Bounds, From vulgar, 67 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-R 



Bounds of empire, No, 48 
Bough, Touch not a single, 201 
Bounty, Large was his, 71 
Bourne, From whose, 173 
Bout, Many a windin/, 180 
Bow, Bid kings come, 162 
Bow, Two strings to his, 17 

— Two strings unto your, 167 
Bowed to its idolatries, 205 
Bower quiet for us, 12 

Box, Twelve good men in a, 85 
Boxes, Empty, 1 
Boy, A happy, 18 

— Eager-hearted as a, 18 

— I was- a, 18 

— Love is a, 150 

— Shepherd's, 158 

— stood on the burning deck, The, 28 

— The marvellous, 23 

— Who would not be a, 18 
Boyhood's years, Of, 127 
Boyish days, Even from my, 55 
Boy's copies, Setting of, 209 
Boys, liquor for, 18 

"Boz," A health to, 18 
Brain, An idle, 42 

— begins to swim. Till the, 204 

— Heat-oppressed, 32 

— Like madness in the, 61 

— The warder of the, 112 

«— too finely wrought, The, 18 
Brains, Steal away their. 46 

— The true standard of, 18 
Branch-charmed, 120 

Brandy, The hero must drink, 18 
Brass, Evil manners live in, 110 
Brave, Bravest of the, 18 

— How sleep the, 18 

— Live on, The, 29 

— None but the, 18 

— On ye, 64 

— retreat, A, 147,148 

— The unretuming, 69 

— Toll for the, 18 
Bravest of the brave, 18 
Bray, Vicar of, 180 

Breach, More honored in the, 31 

— the imminent deadly, 55 
Bread, He took the, 202 

— One halfpenny-worth of, 152 

— the staff of life, 19 
Break an oath, To, 129 

— And bids it, 68 

— it to our hope, 41 

— Where billows never, 38 
Breakers, Wantoned with thy, 130 
Breaking, Save a heart from, 33 

— Sleep that knows not, 160 



Breast, One master-passion in tb* 
134 

— the blows, 33 

— Within our, 71 
Breastplate, What stranger, 144 
Breath, At the north wind's, 35 

— can make them, A, 135 

— Extend a mother's, 4 

— It's rank, 205 

— Life of mortal, 35 

— Lightly draws its, 24 

— of kings. The, 107 

— The Word had, 30 

— With bated, 16 

Breathe in England, Cannot, 159 

— soft, ye winds, 191 
Breathes there the man, 124 
Breathing, Sleep full of quiet, 13 
Bred in a book, 17 

Breeches cost him but a crown, Hif^ 
166 

— Bible, 19 

Breed of men, This happy, 48 

— of noble bloods, 21 
Breeding, To show your, 209 
Breeks, Hale, 60 

Breezy call, The, 119 
Brevity is the soul of wit, 19 
Brew, The widow can, 190 
Brewhouse, Its first, 13 
Briars, How full of, 205 
Bribe, Too poor for a, 139 
Bridal of the earth, 33 
Bridge of Sighs, 19 
Brief as the lightning, 95 

— candle, Out, 174 

— 'Tis better to be, 19 
Bright, All that's, 19 

— and yellow, 65 

— creature, 32 

— Excessive, 33 

— eyed fancy, 53 

— So, 33 

— That outward showeth, 65 

— the lamp shone, 148 
Brighten, How blessings, 15 
Brightest and best, 19 

— angels, The, 6 

— gem of criticism, 22 

— of mankind, 10 

— thunderbolt, The, 21 
Brightness, purity, and truth, 19* 
Brim, Sparkles near the, 211 
Bring me to the test, 111 

Bringor of unwelcome news, Th», rfft 
Briny tears, Her, 170 
Britain first, When, 19 
Britannia, Beer and, 18 



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22S 



Britannia, Rule, 19 
British man, The blood of a, 56 
Broadcloth without, 10? 
Broke loose, All hell, 73 

— the good meeting, 39 
Broken, A heart that's, 157 

— hearted, We had ne'er been, 107 

— in the rill, 168 

Brook is deep, When the, 187 
Brooks, Books in the running, 3 

— Looks on many, 118 

— make rivers, 70 

— Shallow, 31 

Brother of the angle, A, 6 

— followed brother, 168 

— hood, Beloved, 44 

— is born for adversity, 61 

— Jonathan, 19 

— man, Gently scan your, 33 

— Sorrow's, 23 

— 'Tis chastity, my, 23 

— we are both, 210 

Brothers, Presentment of two, 136 
Brow of Egypt, In a, 80 
Brown heath, Land of, 21 
Brows bound with victorious 
wreaths, 39 

— Gathering her, 32 
Bruised arms, Our, 39 

— Chaos-like together, 179 
Brute, The fowl and the, 118 
Brutes without you, 197 
Brutus, Csesar had his, 20 

— makes mine greater, 61 

— the fault, Dear, 28 
■— will start a spirit, 21 
Bubble, An empty, 186 

— burst, now a, 64 

— reputation, The, 1 64 
Bubbling cry, The, 158 

— venom flings, Its, 85 
Buckingham, So much for, 72 
Bud, The opening, 36 
Buffets of the world, 205 
Bug, As a, 160 

Build the lofty rhyme, 148 
Builded better than he knew, 166 
Builds a chapel, The Devil, 37 

— a chapel, The Devil, 38 

— a church, Who, 26 

— the house, 30 

Built to God, A Temple, 38 
Bull, John, 20 

— story, Cock and, 27 
Bullen's eyes, From, 95 
Bumper, 20 

Burden of villainy, Necessary, 7tf 

— of threeeooi6, 4 



Burial-field, A spacious, 207 

Buried in the ocean, 39 

Burke, Ditto to Mr., 40 

Burning deck, On the, 18 

Burns with one love, 62 

Burnt each other. Christians have, 24 

Burst into that silent sea, 155 

Bury Cassar, 1 come to, 48 

— its dead, Past, 63 
Bush an officer, Every, 70 

— Good wine needs no, 192 

— Waves the, 110 
Business, Men some to, 197 
Busy and blind, 113 

— bee, The little, 13 

— talking world, A, 208 
Butchered to make . . holiday, 11 
Butterfly, Breaks a, 153 
Butterfly, I'd be a, 20 
Buttons, Over the, 204 

Buy, Come and, 24 
By-and-by, I should be, 42 
By-word among all people, 143 



Cabal, The, 30 
Cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, 41 
Cadmean victory, A, 20 
Csesar, As soon as, 21 

— had his Brutus, 20 

— hath wept, 5 

— I come to bury, 48 

— Imperial, 21 

— Not that I loved, 21 

— The word of, 20 

— This world was made for, 81 
Cage, Iron bars a, 60 

Cages neglected, The making of, 113 
Cam, The first city, 64 
Cake, Eat thy, 21 

— of the wheat, A, 134 
Cakes and ale, 21 

— Land o', 89 

Calamity, man's true touchstone, 81 

— Times of general, 21 
Caledonia, O, stern and wild, 21 
Calendar, Rhyming, 21 
Calends, Greek, 68 

Call a spade, 162 

— at an earthly, 157 

— it holy ground, 60 

— it not vain, 138 

— me early, Wake and, 144 

— old valour, 178 

— spirits, I can, 164 
Called thee vicious, Who, 181 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— O. 



Callen daisies, Men, 33 
Calls to worship, Stated, 26 

— us to penance, 1.35 
Calm is the morn, 22 

— So, 23 

— so deep, 33 
Calmer grief, Suit a, 22 

— moments, Oar, 213 
Calumny, Siiall not escape, 32 
■ — will sear virtue, 22 
Calvinistic creed, A, 26 
Camel, In shape of a, 27 
Camilla, When swift, 209 
Candid when we can, Be, 125 
Candle, Hold their farthing, 28 

— That little, 36 

Candles are burnt out, Night's, 127 
Candour, the gem of criticism, 22 
Canker and the grief, The, 34 

— of ambitious thoughts, The, 5 
Cannon's mouth, Even in the, 164 
Canopy which love has spread, 73 
Canst thou not minister, 116 
Capability and godlike reason, 39 
Capitol, Betrayed the, 199 
Capon lined, With good, 164 
Captain Cuttle, 31 

Captain's . . choleric word, 15 
Captive, Weak minds led, 13 
Capulets, The tomb of the, 23 
Caravan, The innumerable, 96 
Card, We must speak by the, 47 
Cards, An old age of, 212 
Care, A fig for, 188 

— A house of, 142 

— Cast all your, 22 

— for nobody, I, 116 

— in heaven, 23 

— keeps his watch, 33 

— On his front engraven public, 8 

— The ravelled sleave of, 160 

— to our coffin, 23 

— will kill a cat, 22 

— With friendly, 36 
Care's an enemy, 22 
Carefully shim, Most, 38 
Careless trifle, A, 35 
Cares, Against eating, 189 

— and strife, Void of, 158 

— beguiled, All their, 34 

— Depressed with, 197 

— that infest the day, 22 
~ up, Tie all my, 147 
Caressed, Hated yet, 30 
Carey, Mother, 119 
Carnage is his daughter, 108 
Carnal swine, For, 175 

Oarpet knights, Some of our, 178 



Carrying three insides 37 
Carved not a line, We, 42 
Cassius has a lean and hungry look, 

113 
Cast accompt, And, 209 

— all your care, 22 

— off his friends, He, 61 

— one longing, lingering look, 37 

— Set my life upon a, 94 

— their shadows before, 48 

— to the moles, 1 18 

— ye your pearls, Neither, 135 
Casting a dim religious light, 95 
Castle, A man's house is his, 78 
Castles in the air, 22 

Casts, Shadows that it, 32 
Casuists doubt, Soundest, 40 
Cat, A college or a, 38 

— Care will kill a, 22 

— Like the poor, 33 

— will mew, The, 41 
Catch the driving gale, 125 

— the transient hour, 93 

— with his surcease, success, 41 
Catehed, Ere they're, 24 
Catching a Tartar, 22 
Catechism, So ends my, 76 
Cato, Pate of, 33 

— gives his little senate laws, 106 

— Like, 57 " 
Caucasus, The frosty, 66 
Cause, Uie in a great, 38 

— may move, How light a, 40 

— of mankind, In the, 30 
Caution's lesson, Cold pausing, 94 
Caves of ocean, Unfathomed, 62 

— Sighed from all her, 35 
Caviare to the general, 137 
Cease to consult, 186 
Ceaseless course, Rolls his, 172 
Celestial temper, Touch of, 51 
Cell, Each in his narrow, 59 
Cement of the soul, Mysterious, 62 
Censure is the tax, 22 

— The villain's, 22 
Cerberus, Not like. 22 
Chains, Break his magic, 182 
Chair, One vacant 35 

— That old arm, 8 
Challenge double pity, 158 
Chameleon, Is a, 198 
Champions of Christendom, Seven 

156 
Chance, Prom art, not, 209 

— Happy, 23 

— The main, 105 
Chancellor in embryo, A, 14 
Chancellor's conscien«A, The, 47 



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225 



Chancery, Heaven's, 5 
Change, All is, 23 

— - amuses the mind, 23 

— and win. You may, 203 

— came o'er the spirit, 42 

— Characters never, 23 
- doth reign, 23 

— The ringing grooves of, 205 

— the stamp of nature, 178 

— their sight, 23 

— These as they, 211 

— Unceasing, 185 

Changed their principles, Oftencr, 

141 
Changes, Chops and, 205 

— -with everv wind, 198 
Changeth, The old order, 132 
Chaos is come again, 99 

— like together crushed, 179 
Chapel, Devil always builds a, 37 

— The devil a, 37 

— The devil builds a, 38 

— The devil will have a, 38 
Character gives splendour, 23 
Characters never change, 23 

— Women have no, 2J0 
Charge, Chester, charge, 23 
Charity, All mankind's concern is, 51 

— Melting, 23 

— shall cover . . sins, 23 
Char.les . . his Cromwell, 20 
Charlatan, Defamed by every, 63 
Charm can soothe, What, 199 

— of poetry, 32 

— One native, 23 

— that lulls to sleep, 62 
Charmer, T'other dear, 71 
Charming is divine philosophy, 136 

— is thy view, 204 
Charms, Music hath, 121 

— the sense, Song, 39 

— Where are the, 161 
Charter of her land, The, 19 
Chase, In piteous, 170 

( Jhaste as ice, As, 22 

--The fair, the, 177 

Chastised by . . . tints of woe, 15 

Chastity of honour, The, 76 

— my brother, 23 
i — Saintly, 23 

Chat, Is onlv, 199 

Chatterton, I thought of, 23 

Chaucer, Dan, 24 

Cheat, As to, 24 

Cheated, Being, 24 

Cheek, Down childhood's, 170 

— Peed on her damask, 101 

— of night, The, 12 

10* 



Cheeks, Crack your, 191 
Cheer, Make good, 25 

— Small, 78 

Cheers, The cup that, 189 

— the way, Adorns and, 77 
Chemist, fiddler, statesman, and but 

foon, 106 
Cherish those hearts that hate thee, 

101 
Cherry-isle, 24 

— ripe, 24 

Cherub, Sweet little, 24 

Cherubims, The voung-eyed, 73 

Chester, Charge, 23 

Chewed and digested, Books to be, 17 

Chewing the cud, 53 

Chickens, Count their, 24 

— Like voung, 31 
Chief, Had to the. 70 

— master-piece, Nature's, 209 
Chiel that winna ding, 50 

Chiel's amang ye takin' notes, A, 129 
Child, A simple, 24 

— A thankless, 24 

— As yet a, 129 

— Behold the, 24 

— In simplicity a, 194 

— is father, The, 24 

— Nurse for a poetic, 21 

— Of my absent, 69 

— Satisfv the, 24 

— Spoil the, 150 

— that knows his own, 55 
Childish treble, Toward, 165 

— ignorance, It was a, 147 
Childhood's cheek, Down, 170 

— hour, Prom, 25 

— shows the man, 24 
Childishness, Second, 129 
Children, Dames . . . have led their, i 

— gathering pebbles, 25 

— of song, Gipsy, 10 
Children like olive plants, 25 

— of a larger growth, 113 

— of an idle brain, 42 

— The sports of, 24 

— were no more, 25 
Chime, Their soothing, 14 
Chimeras dire, 66 
Chimney Sweepers, As, 89 
China fall, Though, 118 
Chinaman, John, 25 

Chinks that time has made, 75 
Chivalry, Age of, 25 
Choice, Hobson's, 75 

— in rotten apples, 7 

Choose their place of rest, To, 308 

— thine own time, 93 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— O. 



Choosing an author, 9 
Chops and changes, 205 
Chord in melancholy, Its, 112 
Chorle is seine, A, 182 
Chosen, The less is always to be, 48 
Christ that is to be, The, 14 
Christendom, Seven champions of, 156 
Christian, A, 25 

— ground, On, 180 

— Like a, 25 
Christians have burnt, 25 
Christmas play, At, 25 
Chronicle small beer, 59 
Chronicles, Abstracts and brief, 1 
Church, God never had a, 37 

— of England, 26 

— \epair, Some to, 40 

— To be of no, 26 

— Who buDds a, 26 
Church-bell, Toll ye the, 210 
Church-door, Not so wide as a, 79 
Churchyard, A little country, 22 

— stone, Beneath the, 92 
Churchyards yawn, When, 128 
Churning, Hurt or help the, 104 
Cinders, ashes, dust, 100 
Circumlocution office, 26 
Circumstance allows, The best his, 6 

— of glorious war, 53 

— The blows of, 23 
Circumstances, Sport of, 113 
Cite Scripture, Devil can, 37 
City Cain, The first, 64 

— captaiDs, Some of our, 178 

— The eternal, 48 

Civil leer, Assent with, 139 
Clad, All things, 48 

— in complete steel, 23 
Claes, Gar auld, 26 
Clamours, Jove's dread, 53 
Clapper-clawing one another, 32 
Claret for boys, 18 

Classic ground, 26 
Clause, A servant with this, 156 
Clawing one another, Clapper-, 32 
Clay, Caesar turned to, 21 

— Porcelain of human, 26 
Cleanliness next to Godliness, 26 
Cleanse the stuffed bosom, 116 
Clear, Doctrines plain and, 40 

— in his great office, 183 
Cleaving of a heart, The, 133 
Clerk, There goes the, 133 
Cliff, On some tall, 27 
Climb, Fain would L 27 

— the steep, To, 52 
Climber-upward turns his face, The, 5 
Climbing sorrow, Thou, 161 



Clime, The cold in, 27 
Climes, Cloudless night of, 12 
Clip an angel's wings, 136 
Cloak, With his martial, 48 
Cloaked from head to foot, 36 
Clod, A kneaded, 38 
Close the scene, 145 

— the shutters fast, 208 

— the wall up, 19 
Closed, Eyes were, 34 

Closely tied, Sorrow but more, 40 
Clothe my naked villainy, 182 
Clothes, When he put on his, 122 
Cloud-capped towers, The, 148 

— of witnesses, 27 

— Ere yonder, 27 
Clouds, Heavily in, 33 

— Sees God in, 77 

— that lower'd, 39 

Cloy, Sweetest meats the soonest, 171 

— the hungry edge, 66 
Clubs upstairs, 178 
Clutch, Let me, 32 
Coachhouse, With a double, 140 
Coats, A hole in a' your, 129 
Coats-of-arms, Worth a hundred, 105 
Cock and bull story, 27 

Cocker, According to, 27 
Cockney Poets, 27 

— School, 27 
Coffee, 27 

Coffin, Care to our, 22 
Cogibundity of cogitation, In, 27 
Cogitative faculties. His, 27 
Cohorts were gleaming, His, 9 
Coil, Shuffled off this mortal, 173 
Coincidence, A strange, 27 
Cold, Foot and hand go, 10 

— Hard and, 65 

— in blood, 27 

— obstruction, Lie in, 38 

— waters to a thirsty soul, As, 126 

— weather, Make, 200 

— wisdom waiting, 192 
Coldness still returning, With, 67 
Cole, Old King, 87 

— The venerable, 87 
Coliseum, While stands the, 160 
College joke, A, 84 

— or a cat, A, 38 
Collied night, In the, 95 
Cobgne, City of, 148 
Colossus, Like a, 28 
Colours, He takes his, 198 
Combat deepens, The, 64 

— Whose wit in the, 194 
Come and buy, 24 

— Avoid what is to, 184 



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227 



Come, gentle spring, 164 

— is still unsure, What's to, 117 

— let me clutch, 32 

— like shadows, 156 

— one, come all, 21 

— the three corners of the world, 46 

— to judgment, Daniel, 33 

— Will they, 164 

Comedy, A dull, ill-acted, 205 
Comely, When what is, 205 
Comes by nature, 209 
Cometh soon, Death, 36 
Comfort flows, From ignorance, 80 

— flows, Our, 193 

— thee, O thou mourner, 45 
Comforting many, Consoling and, 79 
Coming events cast their shadows, 48 

— hither, Even as their, 35 

— Welcoming the, 189 

— Will mark our, 75 
Command, At heaven's, 19 

— Correspondent to, 29 
Commandments, My ten, 28 
Commands all light, 109 
Commentators, Give me, 28 

— hold their farthing candle, 28 
Commerce, Wealth and, 211 
Common as light or love, 98 
Commoner, Great, 68 
Commonplace, unassuming, 32 
Commons in inactivity, The, 81 
Commonwealth, An ordinary, 118 
Communicated, Good the more, 65 
Compact, Of imagination all, 80 
Comparisons are odious, 28 

— are odorous, 28 

— are offensive, 28 
Compass, A narrow, 149 

- of the notes, All the, 72 
Competent judge, A, 85 
Complains, The sea, 155 
Complete steel, Clad in, 23 
Complies against her will, 191 

— against Ms will, 190 
Composed, Decent limbs, 34 
Compound for sins, 159 
Compromise and barter, 66 
Compulsion, A reason on, 145 
Compute, We partly may, 41 
Concatenation accordingly, A, 28 
Conceal his thoughts, To, 163 

— the mind, To, 163 
Concealmeni, like a worm i' the bad, 

101 
Conceive, Heart to, 73 
Conclusion, Impotent, 59 
Concord holds, Firm, 113 

— of sweet sounds, With, 122 



Condemn the fault, 58 
Condemned alike to groan, 193 

— to have an itching palm, 133 
Condemns me for a villain, 29 
Condescend to take a bit, 58 
Conduct still right, His, 28 

— we cannot give, 49 
Conference a ready man, 145 
Confessed, Is everywhere, 208 
Confidence inspired, With filial, 55 

— of slow growth, 28 
Confin'd, Cabin'd, cribb'd, 41 
Confirmations strong, 84 
Confounded, Confusion worse, 28 
Confused, Harmoniously, 179 
Confusion, Times of, 21 

— now hath made, 28 
Confute, Read not to, 17 
Congenial to my heart, 23 
Congregation, The largest, 87 
Conjectures, I'm weary of, 81 
Conjure with them, 21 
Conqueror, Make a, 38 

— The proud foot of a, 46 
Consent, I will ne'er, 29 
Conscience, A man's own, 28 

— A quick, 28 

— Avaunt, 54 

— does make cowards, 173 

— doth make cowards, 29 

— hath a thousand tongues, 29 

— is corrupted, Whose, 144 

— The chancellor's, 47 
Conscious stone, The, 156 

— water, The, 187 
Consents, My poverty, 139 
Consequence, Trammel up the, 41 
Consideration, like an angel, 29 
Consoling and comforting many, 79 

— in ugliness, Something, 177 
Constable, Outran the, 29 
Constancy lives in realms above, 61 
Constant never, To one thing, 113 
Constitutes a State, What, 166 
Consult, Cease to, 186 
Consulted seriously, 61 
Consumed the midnight oil, 115 
Consummation devoutly to be wished, 

173 
Contagion, Hell itself breathes out, 

128 
Contempt, Misery and, 1S8 
Content, Farewell, 53 

— if hence th' unlearned, 177 

— Poor and, 139 
Contented, I should be, 29 
Contentment, The best, 29 
Continuance and increasing, Long, 7* 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-C. 



Contradict, Bead not to, 1 7 
Contradiction, Woman at best a, 199 
Contrary sense, To a, 193 
Contrive, A head to, 73 
Contumely, The proud man's, 173 
Convenience suggested elbow-chairs, 

126 
Converse, Formed by thy, 87 

— Hold high, 34 

Convey, the wise it call, 166 
Conveyed, The heaven, 36 
Cooks his victuals, That, 109 

— The devil sends, 112 

Ciol sequestered vale of life, 171 

— so, 33 

Corn, The unbending, 209 
Coral made, Of his bones are, 55 

— reef, Round the, 30 
Cordial, Gold a, 65 

Core, Wear him in my heart's, 133 
Cork never be drawn, 188 
Cormorant, Law is a, 90 
Corner of a little churchyard, 22 

— Poets', 138 

Corners of the world, The three, 46 
Coronation day. Upon their, 87 
Coronets, Kind, hearts are more than, 

66 
Corporal sufferance, In, 35 
Corporations cannot commit, 29 
Correspondent to command, 29 
Corrupt a thousand, To, 181 
Corrupted freemen, 61 

— thought, One, 121 
Corruption wins not more, 101 
Corse to the ramparts, His, 42 
Cottage, He passed a, 140 

— of gentility, A, 140 

— The soul's dark, 75 
Couch, To their grassy, 48 
Counsel may stop, 29 

— in his face, Princely, 8 
Counsellors, The multitude of, 29 
Counsels sweet, Monie, 22 

— To perplex and dash maturest, 51 
Count their chickens, 24 
Countenance, Damned disinheriting, 

50 

— of his friend, The, 83 
Counterfeit presentment, The, 136 
Counters, Wise men's, 202 
Country churchyard, A little, 22 

— God made the, 64 

— he sighed, For his, 49 

— His first, best, 134 

— My, 46 

— Our, 29 

— Btill, She is my, 46 



Country, The food of my, 29 

— Who saves his, 29 

Country's, All the ends . . . thy, 4 

— 's wishes bless'd, 18 
Countryman between two lawyers, A 

91 
Countrymen, Friends, Romans, 18 

— In the hearts of his, 57 
Couple it with something, 202 
Courage, man, 79 

— ne'er to submit, 98 

— Screw your, 50 

— up, To bear his, 190 

Course, Great nature's second, 160 

— Keep an upward, 181 

— of true love, The, 99 
Coursed one another, 170 
Courses, They steered their, 148 
Court a mistress, So, 200 

— of heaven, Living of the, 108 

— the camp, the grove. The, 100 
Cover the multitude of sins, 23 

— to our bones, 34 
Coward never forgave, A, 59 

— sneaks to death, 29 

— To name a, 198 

Cowards, Conscience doth make, 89 

— die many times, 29 

— falter 30 

— of us all, 173 

Coy, and hard to please, 197 
Crabbed age and youth, 3 
Crack of doom, The, 96 

— your cheeks, 191 
Cradle of reposing age, 4 

— stands in the grave, 34 
Cradled into poetry, 210 
Cradles rock us, 14 
Cranks and wanton wiles, 84 

— Quips and, 144 
Crash of worlds, The, 81 
Craving for their food, 16 
Creation, A false, 32 
Creature, A good familiar, 192 

— Bright, 32 

— not too bright, A, 30 

— shall be purified, Every, 73 
Creature's at his dirty work, 38 
Creatures, Heaven from all, 54 

— Millions of spiritual, 164 

— We fat all, 207 
Credit his own lie, To, 92 
Creditor, The glory of a, 184 
Creed of creeds, The, 80 

— outworn, A, 30 
Creeds agree, If our, 30 

— In half the, 41 

— Keys of all the, 36 



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22S 



Creeds, Tangle human, 30 

— Than in half the, 51 
Creeping like snail, 164 

— where no life is seen, 83 
Cre< ps in this petty pace, 174 
Cribb'd, confined, 41 
Cricket on the hearth, 30 
Cried, Prince who nobly, 33 

— razors up and down, 145 

— The poor have, 5 
Crime, More than a, 30 

— Numbers sanctified the, 47 
Crimes, Liberty ! how many, 92 

— The dignity of, 70 

— TJndivulged, 30 
Crimson-tipped flow'r, 32 
Critical, If not, 30 
Criticism, Brightest gem of, 22 
Critics all are ready made, 30 
Cromwell. Charles . . . his, 20 

— Damned, 10 

— guiltless. Some, 71 
Cross, Last at his, 197 
Crowd, Not feel the, 206 
■ — not on my soul, 15S 

Crown, Emperor, without his, 33 

— of life, The, 34 

— of sorrow ! Sorrow's, 162 

— That wear a, 31 
Cruel, 1 must be, 31 
Crush amang the stoure, 32 

— the oppressor, 34 

Crushed, Chaos like together, 179 
Crust of bread, A, 92 
Cry mew, 10 

— No language but a, 82 

— not when bis father dies, 55 

— War is still the, 186 

Crying in the night, An infant, 82 
Cuckoo ! Shall 1 call thee bird, 31 
Cucumbers, Extracting sunbeams 

out of, 16 
Cud of sweet and bitter fancy, The, 

52 
Cudgel's of, What wood a, 12 
Cui bono ? 207 
Cunning woman, A, 196 
Cop, Every inordinate, 192 

— Leave a kiss but in the, 42 

— Life's enchanted, 211 

— of water, Gave a, 187 
Cupid, Dan, 31 

Cups that cheer, The, 189 

Cure on exercise depend, For, 72 

— the dumps, To, 84 

— their harms, 69 

— They admit no, 203 

— Tis an ill, 120 



Cures a disease, He who, 39 

— Desperate, 39 
Curfew time, At, 182 

— tolls, The, 31 

Cnrious art the braid, With, 8 
Current, Glides the smooth, 41 

— of a woman's will, 20C 
Curs of low degree, 40 
Curse of God, The, 80 
Cursed, The spot is, 137 
Curses are like chickens. 31 

— not loud, but deep, 155 
Curst be the verse, 180 

— hard reading, 209 

Curtain her sleeping world. To, 78 
Curtains, Let fall the, 189' 
Cushion and soft dean, 74 
Custalorum, Quorum and, 157 
Custom, It is a, 31 
■ — stale her infinite variety, 3 
Cut a throat, Or, 10S 

— diamonds, Diamonds, 38 

— men's throats, 189 

— off, 31 

Cuts off his tale, 177 

Cuttle, Captain, 31 

Cynosure of neighbouring eyes, 31 



Dagger, Is this a, 32 

— of the mind, 32 
Daggers-drawing, 32 
Daily do, What men, 113 

■ — food, Human nature's, 30 

— life, In, 192 

— rifled, Boughs are, 16 
Dainties bred in a book, 17 
Dairy, That doth nightly ... 14 
Daisie, eye of the day, 32 
Daisies in our town, 32 

— Myriads of, S2 

— pied, With, 31 

Daisy, The shadow of the, 32 
Dame, Our sulky sullen, 32 

— Sullen, 32 

Dames of ancient days, 4 
Damn with faint praise, 139 
Damnation, Other than, 15 

— The deep, 1S3 

Damned disinheriting countenance 
50 

— minutes, What, 41 

— spot, 164 

— to everlasting fame, 10 

— to fame, 52 

Damning those they have no mind to 
159 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— D. 



Dan Chaucer, 24 

— Cupid, 31 

— to Bcersheba, 11 
Dance, Tipsy, 148 

— When you do, 187 
Dances such a way, She, 56 
Dangerous, Delays are, 36 

— ends, 85 

— Such men are, 113 

Dangers thou canst make us scorn, 11 
-- To look to the, 196 
Daniel, A second, 33 

— come to judgment, 33 
Dare do all, I, 33 

— do. What men, 113 

— Letting I, 33 

— maintain, 166 

— to be true, 55 

— What man, 33 

— What will not woman, 199 
Dares do more, Who, 33 
Dark, A.nd o'er the, 48 

— Leap into the, 33 

— soul and foul thoughts, A, 95 

— What in me is, 157 

— TTith excessive bright, 33 

— Worse than the, 25 

Darkens the streets, When night, 128 
Darker grows the night, As, 77 
Darkest storm, The, 21 
Darkness buries all, Universal, 146 

— Dawn on our, 19 

— f aUs, 33 

— . . . felt, 33 

— of the land, The, 14 

— The prince of, 141 

— Though sorrow and, 67 

— up to God, Through, 165 

— visible, 33 
Darling, The poet's, 32 
Dart, On the fatal, 44 

Dash maturest counsels, To ... 51 
Daughter, Carnage is his, 108 

— When he sr*crificed his, 129 
Daughters of earth, The, 203 
Davj Jones, 33 

Daw, No wiser than a, 90 
Dawn is overcast, 33 

— on our darkness, 19 
Dawning, The bird of, 26 
Day, As morning shows the, 24 

— Cares that infest the, 22 

— Dawn brings on the, 33 

— Eye of the, 32 

— Fight another, 57 

— is done, 33 

— I've lost a, 33 

— may sink, 83 



Day, Now's the, 33 

— of adversity, 3 

— of virtuous liberty, A, 93 

— stands tiptoe, Jocund, 127 

— Steal something every, 211 

— Sweet, 33 

— The important, 33 

Day, The knoll of parting, 31 

— The poor man's, 152 
Day's march nearer home, 15 
Daylight and the sun, The, 205 
Days, Dames of ancient, 4 

— Halcyon, 71 

— hath November, Thirty, 21 

— in the yellow leaf, 34 

— Live laborious, 51 

— o' lang syne, 2 

— that are no more, The, 170 

— that's in the week, 34 

— The pride of former, 72 

— To number our, 192 

— well spent, 205 
Days' wonder, Nine, 201 
Dead, but gone before, Not, C5 

— Even when she's, 199 

— for a ducat, 34 

— He mourns the, 120 

— Imperial Caesar, 21 

— I wept him, 188 

— lamb, One, 35 

— men, Down among the, 72 

— men's skulls, In, 42 

— Past bury its, 62 

— selves, Stepping-stones of theii 
113 

— Shoiie . . . o'er the, 18 

— The mighty, 34 

— The sheeted, 150 

— With our English, 19 
Dear, He has paid, 189 

— Sixpence all too, 166 

— To all the country, 106 
Dearest thing, Throw away the, 35 
Dearly love but one day, 34 
Death, A double, 34 

— A retaining fee on the part of, 7 

— and his brother, 35 

— At time of, 34 

— back resounded, 35 

— beds, Ask, 208 

— begun, Birth is, 14 

— borders upon our birth, 34 

— but once, Taste of, 29 

— came with friendly care, 86 

— cometh soon or late, 56 

— Cried out, 35 

— deny'd, Were, 34 

— Done to, 159 



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231 



Death, Early, 34 

— I go, To my, 181 

— in the midst of life, 94 

— in the pot, 139 

— makes equal, 188 

— Mightie, 35 

— of each day's life, 160 

— of kings, Of the, 34 

— Our own but, 34 

— Slavery or, 186 

— Smooth the bed of, 4 

— Sneaks to, 29 

— Studied in his, 35 

— the crown of life, 34 

— The sense of, 35 

— The silent halls of, 96 

— the way to duty, 174 

— There is no, 35 

— Thine own, O, 35 

— What should it know of, 24 

— What we fear of, 36 

— Whose portal we call, 35 

— wdl seize the doctor too, 112 

— Wonderful is, 35 
Death's a pleasant road, 184 

— approach, 34 

— half-brother, 160 
Debts, Pays all his, 38 

Decay, This muddy vesture of, 73 
Deceitful shine, 206 
Deoeive 'em, Their dreams, 42 
Deceivers ever, Men were, 113 
December when they wed, 201 
Decency, What of, 203 
Decent limbs composed, 34 
Decide, Who shall, 40 
Declined into the vale, 211 
Dee, Lived on the river, 116 
Deed, A good, 36 

— Thy purpose. . . equal to the, 6 

— without a name, 36 
Deeds, By his, 182 

— Do ill, 30 

— Doth gentle, 63 

— Foul, 36 

— Loveliness of perfect, 30 

— must win, 36 

— Name of honest, 57 

— not words, 36 

— of mercy, The, 114 

— On virtuous, 36 

— Pure in, 51 

— We li /e in, 97 
Deep, A calm so, 22 

— as a well, Not so, 79 

— From the vasty, 164 

— In the lowest, 74 

— versed in books, 16 



Deep, Where the brook i3 t 187 
Deepest, The private wound is, 208 
Deer, Let the stricken, 207 

— Rats and such small, 115 
Defacing first, 136 
Defend us, Angels, 6 
Defended, Howsoe'er, 35 
Defer no time, 36 

— 'Tis madness to, 174 
Deferred, Hope, 77 
Defiance in their eye, 141 
Defiled therewith. Shall be, 136 
Defy the tooth of time, 146 
Degree, Curs of low, 40 
Degrees, Fine by, 57 

— The base, 5 
Deity offended, 9 

— True image of the, 61 
Delay, Each dull, 14 
Delays are dangerous, 36 

— have dangerous ends, 36 
Deliberates is lost, That, 198 
Deliberation sat, On his front en 

graven, 8 
Delight, A phantom of, 136 

— An overpayment of, 10 

— He drank, 59 

— in, Labor we, 88 
Delighted spirit, The, 38 
Delightful measures, 39 

— task, 212 

Delights not me, Man, 108 

— To scorn, 51 

Deliverer ! God hath anointed, 34 
Demi-paradise, Other Eden, 46 

Democrats, The d d, 208 

Den, A wolfish, 196 

— The lion in his, 12 
Denied him, Not she, 197 
Denmark, It may be so in, 181 

— The state of, 36 
Deny, This health, 72 
Deny'd, Were death, 34 

Depart when mortal voices call, J 5? 
Deplore thee, We will not, 67 

— What is it we, 45 
Depressed, By poverty, 208 
Depth of some divine despair, 170 
Deputation, 36 

Derby Duly, The, 37 
Derides, Wrinkled care, 164 
Descant sang, Her amorous, 48 
Descent, Claims of long, 37 
Desert, Affections water but the, 8 

— air, On the, 62 

— of a thousand lines, 159 

— We should dread the, 25 

— were my dwelling- -place, 37 



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Deserted at his utmost need, 51 
Deserts idle, antres vast, 55 
Deserve it, We'll, 168 
Deserves the fair, Brave, 18 
Desire, Nurse of young, 77 
• — The soul's sincere, 140 
Desired, No more to be, 29 
Desk's dead wood, At the, 204 
Despair, Infinite, 74 

— Pallid with, 198 

— Some divine, 170 

— Then black, 37 

— There breathes, 53 
Despatchf ul looks, With, 78 
Desperate cures, 39 



— grown, Diseases, 39 
Destroy his fib, 38 
Destroyed by thought, 18 
Destruction, Pride goeth before, 141 
Destructive, damnable, deceitful, 199 
Detest the offence, 130 
Detraction will not suffer it, 76 
Developed, Characters are only, 23 
Devil a chapel, The, 37 

— always builds, 37 

— at home, A, 152 

— builds a chapel, 38 

— can cite Scripture, The, 37 

— did grin, The, 140 

— drives, The, 37 

— Eats with the, 37 

— Go, poor, 37 

— goes to dinner, 57 

— hath power, The, 37 

— his due, Give the, 37 

— I play the, 182 

— Let us call thee, 192 

— sends cooks, The, 112 

— Shame the, 175 

— stood, Abashed the, 60 

— take the hindmost, 37 

— The ingredient is a, 192 

— was sick, The, 37 

— was well, The, 37 

— We'd face the, 11 

— will have a chapel, 38 

— with devil damned, 113 

— Wonder how the, 1 49 
Devil's wife, The, 208 
Devils, King of the, 8 

Deviseth hia way, Man's heart, ". 09 

Devotion, It lacks, 1213 

Dew on his thin robe, The, 44 

— Resolve itsulf into a, 58 
Dowdrop at his nose, With, 177 

— on the rose, Like the, 170 

— The lingering, 32 



Dewdrops, stars of morning, 82 
Dews of the evening, 38 
Dewy eve, From morn to, 119 

— freshness fills the silent air, 12" 
Dial from his poke, A, 205 

— to the sun, The, 38 
Diamonds cut diamonds, 38 
Diapason closing full in man, 72 
Dicers' oaths, False as, 51 
Dickens, What the, 123 
Dictators to mankind, 9 
Diddler, Jeremy, 84 

Die, All alone we, 5 

— and endow, 38 

— Ay, but to, 38 

— better, How can man, 36 

— But thousands, 38 

— Fools they cannot, 1 1 3 

— He that lives must, 38 

— Heroes undistinguished, 74 

— I, 72 

— In a great cause, 38 

— Is not to, 38 

— It was sure to, 25 

— Let us do or, 91 

— Longing and yet afraid to, 118 

— Many times cowards, 29 

— Or dare to, 71 

— Must be free or, 60 

— Speak or, 14 „ 

— The hazard of the, 94 

— To, 38, 199 

— to sleep, To, 173 

— Unlamented let me, 97 

— unknown, Or, 52 

— What can an old man do but, 110 

— Where man can, 38 

— Without thee I dare not, 1 

— Would wish to, 34 

— young, 211 

Dies, Alas ! how soon he, 93 

— an honest fellow, 13 
■ — As when a giant, 35 

— but to be known, 179 

— Cry not when his father, 55 

— for man, He, 38 

— He that, 38 

Diet, Your only emperor for, 207 
Dieth not, Their worm, 207 
Differ, Though all things, 179 
Difficulties, Knowledge pursued 

under, 88 
Digest, Inwardly, 145 
Digested, Books to be, 17 
Digestion bred, From, ltd 

— Good, 3S 

Dignified, By action, 66 
Dignities, Above all earthly, 28 



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233 



Dignity of crimes, The, 70 

Digs the grave, 30 

Diligence and attention, To read 

with, 17 
Dilly, The Derby, 37 
Dim religious light, A, 192 
Diminished heads, Hide their, 165 

— rays, 165 

Dine, That jurymen may, 85 
Dinner, Devil goes to, 57 

— of herbs, Better is a, 74 
Direct, The understanding to, 73 
Directeth his steps, The Lord, 109 
Direct, the storm, 189 

Dirt, The less of, 188 
Dirty work, At his, 38 
Disagree, Men only, lib 

— When doctors, 40 
Disappointment, Another man's, 3 
Discharged, Indebted and, 67 
Disastrous chances, I spake of most, 

55 
Disclose, His merits to, 115 
Discontent, The winter of our, 39 
Discord, All, 135 
Discourse, Bid me, 39 

— the more sweet, In, 39 

— Sxich large, 39 
Discretion and hard valour, 39 

— the best part, 39 

— ■ the better part of valour, 39 
Discriminating sight, 15 
Disease, He who cures a, 39 

— Shapes of foul, 14 
Diseased, A mind, 116 
Diseases, Desperate, 39 

— Desperate from, 39 
Disguise our bondage, 197 

— Scandal in, 140 
Dish for a king, A, 4 

— Scarce one dainty, 188 
Disinheriting countenance, 50 
Dislike, Hesitate, 208 
Disobedience, Of man's first, 109 
Disorder, Admired, 39 

— part, With brave, 67 
Dispensary, Garth and his, 9 
Dispensations and gifts, 136 
Displaced the mirth, 39 
Disposes, God, 109 
Dispraised, Of whom to be, 139 
Disputed, Downa be, 50 
Disputing, Tho itch of, 39 
Dissensions between hearts that love, 

40 
Dissimulation, a faint kind of policy, 

40 
Di»solves, When al the world, 73 



Distance lends enchantment, 40 
Distant spires, Ye, 163 
Distil it out, Obseryingly, 49 
Distinction between virtue, 182 
Distress, Brothers in, 3 
Distressed, A mind, 147 

— Griefs that harass the, 84 
Ditto to Mr. Burke, 40 
Dive below, Must, 47 
Divide, To their bounds, 195 
Divided we fall, 177 
Dividing we fall By, 177 
Divine a thing, How, 198 

— energy, 43 

— in hookas, 173 

— Makes drudgery, 156 

— May kill a sound, 86 

— Milton, The, 116 

— place, 173 

— The right, 149 

— to forgive, 47 

Divinity doth hedge a king, 87 

— doth shape our ends, 45 

— that stirs within us, 81 
Do or die, Let us, 91 
Doctor, Ad m irable, 2 

— Death wUl seize the, 112 

— Fell, 40 

— Thau fee the, 72 
Doctors disagree, When, 40 
Doctrine. Not for the, 40 

— Prove their, 40 
Doctrines plain and clear, 40 
Dodger, The artful, 8 
Dog, His Highness's, 41 

— In that town a, 40 

— it was that died, 40 

— Rather be a, 150 

— to gain his private ends, 40 

— To throw at a, 203 

— wiU have his day, 41 
Dogs, Between two, 90 

— delight to bark, 41 

— of war, Let slip the, 72 

— Throw physic to the, 136 
Dollar, Almighty, 4 

Dome of man}' -colored glass, .A, 93 

— of thought, The, 171 
Domestic joy, The smooth current 

of, 41 
Dominations, princedoms, 171 
Done at the Mermaid, 115 

— If it were, 41 

— Something, 169 

— The day is, 33 

— We partly may compute what'^ 

— What is, 134 



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Done, What's done is, 147 
Doom, The Crack of, 96 
Door, Drove me from the, IIS 

— The wolf from the, 196 
Dorado, El, 45 

Dotes, yet doubts, "Who, 41 
Double death, A, 34 

— double toil, 41 

— sense, In a, 41 

— sure, Assurance, 9 

— toil and trouble, 41 

— You'll grow, 16 
Doubt, Faith in honest, 41 

— I love, Never, 99 

«— More faith in honest, 51 

— Soundest casuists, 40 

— the worst, 13 

— thou the stars are fire, 99 

— To be once in, 41 

— When in, 41 
Doubted of this saw, I, 37 
Doubtless the pleasure, 24 
Doubts and fears, Saucy, 41 

— are traitors, 41 

— Who dotes, yet, 41 
Douglas in his hall, 12 

Dove. More of the serpent than the, 
156 

— Wings like a, 192 

Down among the dead men, 72 

— He that is, 42 

— thy hill, So, 37 
Downs, All in the, 42 
Downward, Feather wafted, 33 
Doxy, Orthodoxy is my, 132 
Dragon's tail, 10 

Drags its slow length along, 91 
Draw men as they ought to be, 133 
Drawn with a team of little atomie s, 

104 
Draws its breath, Lightly, 24 
Dread of falling into nought, 81 

— of something after death, 173 

— the desert, We should, 25 
Dreadful marches, Our, 39 

— noise of water, 42 

— odds, Facing, 35 

DreLin all night without a stir, 129 

— I bad a, 42 

— Life is but a simple, 94 

— Love's young, 99 

« of those that wake, 77 

— Perchance to, 173 

— Sew them on in a, 204 

— The spirit of my, 42 
Dreaming emptiness, Found but, 17 
Dreams, And pleasing, 42 

— Hence, babbling, 54 



Dreams, I talk of, 42 

— Sleep full of sweet, 18 

— Such stuff as, 148 

— Their own, 42 

Dreamt of in your philosophy, 136 
Dreary west, Round the 
Dress of life, From the, 95 
Dress of thoughts, The, 167 
Drest in a little brief authority, 101 
Drink a health to Boz, 18 

— Another's meat or, 138 

— brandy, Hero must, 18 

— deep or taste not, 91 

— no more than a sponge, 42 

— Nor any drop to, 187 

— to me only, 42 

— to the lass, 105 

— Why men, 42 

— Why should every creature, 110 
Drinking largely sobers us again, 91 
Drip of the suspended oar, 139 
Drives fat oxen, Who, 54 

— on, Whose bark, 185 

— the devil, 37 

Driving of Jehu, Like the, 84 

Droop, Eyes that, 50 

Dropped from an angel's wing, 135 

— from the zenith, 119 
Droppeth as the gentle rain, It, 114 
Drops the light drip, 129 

Drove me from the door, 113 
Drown in ken of shore, 34 

— What pain it was to, 42 
Drowsy man. The dull ear of a, 93 
Drudgery divine, Makes, 156 

— That dry, 204 
Drum ecclesiastick, 143 

— Not a, 42 

— The spirit-stirring, 53 
Drums, Hearts like muffled, 8 
Drunk, Our pleasure to be, 135 

— the milk of Paradise, 76 
Drury's, A happy boy at, 18 
Dry, Because I'm, 42 

— drudgery, That, 204 

— sun, dry wind, 152 

— The flower is, 170 
Dry den taught to join, 43 
Ducat, dead for a, 34 
Due, The devil his, 37 
Duke Humphrey, 43 

— Iron, 83 

Dukedom large enough, 92 
Dull, ill-acted comedy, L, 205 

— life, The rest of his, 115 
Dulness, Gentle, 84 
Dumb, A beggar that is, 158 

— forgetfulness a prey, To, 97 



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235 



Dumb, Modest men are, 115 

— The oracles are, 133 
Dumps, To cure the, 84 
Duncan, Hear it not, 87 

— is in his grave, 93 

— This, 183 

Dunce, How made a, 43 
Dunces, A -wit with, 194 
Dunsinane, Do come to, 47 
Dust, Blossom in the, 2 

— It is but, 213 

— May lay it in the, 165 

— Thou art, 43 

— to dust, 43 
Dutchman, Flying, 58 
Duties are ours, 43 

— know, Men who their, 166 

— well performed, 205 
Duty, Every subject's, 43 

— though set about by thorns, 4i; 

— which lies nearest thee, 43 
Dwarf on a giant's shoulders, A, 44 

— sees farther, A, 43 
Dwarfs, Grant them but, 44 
Dwelling-place, The desert my, 37 
Dwells, Where joy for ever, 53 
Dwelt apart, Thy soul, 165 
Dyer's hand, Lite the, 44 
Dying, bless the hand, 44 

— eyes vt ere closed, 34 

— fall, It had a, 121 

— farewell to the, 44 

— man, As a, 140 

— when fair things, 20 



Eager for the fray, 54 

— hearted as a boy, 18 
Eagle in a dove-cot, Like an, 7 

— in his flight, 33 

— The struck, 44 
Eagle's fate, The, 44 
Ear, Enchant thine, 39 

— Flattery lost on poet's, 135 

— it heard, One, 44 

— Keep the word of promise to our, 
41 

«— Than meets the, 111 

— Wrong sow by the, 210 
Earliest at his grave, 197 
Early and provident fears, 56 

— death, 34 

Earned a night's repose, 169 
Ears, Blast . . blows in oui, 19 

— dull, 140 

— Having itching, 44 



Ears, Lend me your, 58 

— Noise of water in mine, 42 

— polite, Hell to, 74 

Earth, A girdle round about tfcc <te 

— A heaven on, 73 

— a hell, Making, 73 

— a sphere, Preserves the, 170 

— a stage, The, 165 

— air, and ocean, 44 

— Bridal of the, 33 

— Every man upon this, 36 

— exposed, On the bare, 51 

— has no sorrow, 161 

— lie gently, 44 

— Lie heavy on him, 44 

■ — Model of the barren, 34 

— Naught beyond, O, 44 

— ocean, air, 44 

— o'erwbelm. All the, 36 

— of majesty, This, 46 

— The lap of, 212 

— There were giants in the, 63 
Earth's a thief, The, 171 

— firmament, 58 
Earthly call, Not at an, 157 

— dignities, Above all, 28 
Ease in mine inn, 44 

— In our houis of, 197 

— in writing, True, 209 

— You write with, 209 

Easiest who have learned to dance 

209 
East, Sick man of the, 158 
Easter-day, Sun upon an, 56 

— Monday, 1351. See BlackMondaj 
Easy chair, The rock of a too, 80 

— pleasures of the poor, 193 

— writing, 2C9 
Eat of a king, 207 

— thy cake, 21 

Eats with the devil, That, 37 
Ebony, Image of God in, 126 
Ecclesiastick, Drum, 143 
Echo, Sound must seem an, 209 

— I would applaud thee to the, 7 
Eden, This other, 46 

— Through, 206 

Edge is sharper, Whose, 159 

— of husbandry, The, 17 
Edinburgh's Saint Giles, 37 
Egg full of meat, 144 
Egregiously an ass, 9 
Egypt, In a brow of, 80 
Egypt's dark sea, O'er, 172 

— fall, When, 113 
Eight-and-twenty all alone, 21 
El Dorado, 45 

of wit, 45 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— E. 



Elbow-chairs, Convenience suggest- 
ed, 12G 
Eldest-born of hell, 47 
Elements, Seems to dare the, 187 
Elevate, Thoughts more, 39 
Elia, 45 

— The true, 45 
Elia's smile, 45 

Elizabeth, Scandal about Queen, 154 
Ell, He'll take an, 88 
Eloquence charms the soul, 39 
Eloquent death, 35 

— That old man, 109 
Elysian, Suburb of the life, 35 
Embrace, Then pity, then, 181 
Embrued her hands in blood, 47 
Embryo, A chancellor in, 14 
Emerald of Europe, The, 45 

— Isle, 45 

Emits a brighter ray, 77 
Emperor for diet, Your only, 207 

— without his crown, 33 
Empire, My mind to me an, 117 

— No bounds of, 48 
Empires, Deals out, 193 
Employments, Wishing of all, 194 
Emprise of floures, 32 
Emptiness, Perpetual, 115 
Empty heads, Very, 45 

— The cockloft is, 45 

— words, My, 203 
Enchant thine ear, 39 
Enchanted cup, Life's, 211 
Enchantment, Distance lends, 40 
Encompass the tomb, 67 
Encouraging in ugliness, Something, 

177 
End-all, The be-all and the, 41 
End, And found no, 39 

— 'em, This must, 81 

— Hope to the, 77 

— must justify the means, 45 

— no eye can reach, Whose, 48 

— of fame, The, 52 

— of it, There is an, 29 

— of language, Nature's, 163 

— of reckoning, To the, 176 

— on't, There's an, 200 

— The world's at an, 206 
Endearment, Each fond, 14 
Ended, Revels now are, 148 
Endless weeping, 188 
Endow a college, 38 
E'ads, Dangerous, 36 

— Divinity that shapes our, 45 

— this strange eventful history, 165 

— thou aimest at, 4 

>— To gain his private, 40 



Endurance, foresight, strength, 196 
Endure, Men must, 35 

— the like himself, 134 

— the toothache, That coidd, 174 

— We first, 181 
Enemies, Naked to mine, 86 
Enemy in their mouths, 46 

— to life, Care's an, 22 
Energy divine, 43 

Engineer hoist with his own petard 

46 
Engines, You mortal, 53 
England never did, This, 46 

— Roast beef of Old, 13 

— The Church of, 26 

— This realm, this, 46 

— to itself . . . but true, 46 

— was a wolfish den, 196 

— what she will be, 46 

— with all thy faults, 46 

— Ye mariners of, 111 

— Young, 211, 212 
English dead, With our, 19 

— The King's, 46 

— undefiled, Well of, 24 
Engrave, Our ways we all, 210 
Enjoy such liberty, 60 

— They most, 206 

Enjoys the air it breathes, 58 
Enough is as good, 26 

— 'Tis, 79 

Ensign, The imperial, 46 
Ensnare, Imperial race, 12 
Enterprises, Mighty, 213 

— of great pith and moment, 173 
Enthroned in the hearts of kings, 114 
Entrances, Their exits and their, 164 
Envenoms him that bears it, 205 
Envy, a kind of praise, 46 

— eldest-born of hell, 47 

— of less happier lands, 46 

— will merit .... pursue, 46 

— writhes at another's joy, 46 
Ephesian dome, Who fired the, 52 
Epicurus' sty, In, 75 

Epitaph, Believe a woman or an, 41 

— Let no man write my, 47 

— The stone-cut, 34 
Epitaphs, Let's talk of, 67 
Epitome, All mankind's, 106 
Equal, Death makes, 188 
Equity is a roguish thing, 47 
Equivocation of the fiend, 47 

— will undo us, 47 
Ere sin could blight, 36 
Erects a house of prayer, 37 
Erin, A poor exile of, 49 

— Arm of, 45 



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237 



Err, Art may, 125 
—is human, To, 4? 
Error, Easier to meet with, 47 
Errors, like straws, 47 
Escape calumny, Shalt not, 23 
Espied a feather of his own, 44 
Estate, Fallen from his, 51 
Eternal City, 48 

— sunshine settles, 27 
Eternity in bondage, A whole, 92 

— Mourns that, 120 

— older than damnation, 15 

— thou pleasing, dreadful thought, 
81 

— Through nature to, 88 

— to man, Intimates, 81 

— Wanderers o'er, 185 

— whose end, 41 

Ethereal mildness ! come, 164 

— sky, The blue, 57 
Ethiop's ear, In an, 12 
Europe round, Saunter'd, 180 

— The emerald of, 45 

Eve, The fairest of her daughters, 2 
Evening bells, Those, 14 

— came, 48 

— on, Now came still, 48 

— sees its close, 169 

— The dews of the, 38 

— Welcome peaceful, 189 
Eventide, Past falls the, 1 
Events are God's, 43 

— Coming, 48 

Everlasting fame, Damned to, 70 
Everyone is as God made him, 48 
Everything, A tale in, 169 

— by starts, 106 

— Good in, 3 

— is naught, 171 
Ever, A good jest for, 7 
Evil, We fear nae, 11 

— All partial, 125 

— be thou my good, 49 

— Prom seeming, 48 

— hour, In an, 32 

— In things, 49 

— is wrought, 48 

— lif e, Sign of, 34 

— Lost half its, 181 

— manners, Man's, 110 

— news rides fast, 126 

— Of moral, 49 

— that men do, 48 

— The root of all, 118 
Evils, Of two, 48 

— Past, present, and future, 136 
Exact man, An, 145 
Example is more forcible, 49 



Example, Profit by their, 20 

— The influence of, 26 

— To corrupt by, 181 

— you with thievery, 171 
Examples, Philosophy teaching by, 

74 
Excel, Arts in which the wise, 209 

— Thou shalt not, 187 
Excellence it cannot reach, 46 
Excellent fancy, Of most, 211 

— thing in woman, An, 184 

— to have a giant's strength, 167 

— wretch, 99 

Excels a dunce . . . kept at home, 

43 
Excess, Ridiculous, 49 
Excessive bright, Dark with, 33 
Exchange of words, An, 203 
Exclude the light, That, 191 
Excommunicate, Corporations, 29 
Excuse for the glass, An, 105 
Excuses, To consider, 209 
Excusing of a fault, 55 
Execrable shape, 157 
Execute, Hard to, 73 
Exempt from woes, While, 196 
Exercise depend, Por cure on, 73 
Exile of Erin, A poor, 49 
Existence to nothing, Lending, 138 
Exits and their entrances, Their, 164 
Expectation fails, Oft, 49 

— makes a blessing dear, 49 

— rise, Bids, 77 

— The eyes of, 142 
Expects his ev'ning prey, 119 
Experience, Pull of sad^ 87 

— keeps a dear school, 49 

— made me sage, 49 

— ... teaches like no other, 49 

— to make me sad, 49 
Experienced world, 204 
Explain it, By trying to, 144 

— the asking eye, 4 
Extenuate, Nothing, 165 
External ordinances, By, 26 
Extorted praise, Censure is, 22 
Extremes in nature, 49 

Eye, An unforgiving, 50 

— An un presumptuous, 55 

— Defiance in their, 141 

— Explain the asking, 4 

— Harvest of a quiet, 50 

— In every old man's, 22 

— In her husband's, 79 

— Its soft black, 25 

— Lacklustre, 205 

— like Mars, An, 67 

— Lord of the eagle, 83 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— F. 



Eye Nature's walks, 125 

— of grace, The, 9 

— of Heaven, The beauteous, 49 

— of the day, 32 

— severe, With, 164 

— The jaundiced, 49 

— The poet's, 80 

— • To the jaundiced, 211 

— "Who seeks with equal, 64 

— will mark, An, 75 

— Wi'.h a threatening, 60 
Eyebrow, His mistress', 164 
Eyes, A lover's, 103 

— are heavy and dim, 204 

— are homes, Her, 50 

— did once inhabit, Holes where, 42 
~- Drink to me only with thine, 42 

— Gather to the, 170 

— In woman's, 198 

— My ravished, 26 

— Not a friend to close his, 51 

— O'erwhelm them to men's, 35 

— of expectation, The, 142 

— Of neighbouring, 31 

— Pearls that were his, 55 

— that drop, 50 

— were closed 34 

— Windows of mine, 191 
Eyesight lost, 15 



Fabric of this vision, The baseless, 
148 

— The mystic, 10 

Face, Commandments in your, 12 

— Except her, 200 

— Familiar with her, 181 

— Garden in her, 24 

— In your, 28 

— is like the milky way, Her, 50 

— like a benediction, A, 50 

— Mind's construction in the, 50 

— of joy, Wo wear a, 63 

— Sages have seen in thy, 161 

— Transmitter of a foolish, 145 
Faces are legible, 50 

— Sea of upturned, 50 
Facing dreadful odds, 36 
Facts are chiels, 50 

— • are stubborn things, 50 

— To his imagination for his, 50 
Faculties, His cogitative, 27 

— How infinite in, 110 

Fade, All that's bright must 12 

— away, The first to, 25 

— Or iorrow, 86 



Fading are the joys we dote on, 6 

— away, Fair things aie, 20 
Faery of the mine, 182 
Fail, If we should, 50 

— No such word as, 50 

— They never, 38 

Failing but their own, To every, \\i 
Failings, E'en his, 50 
Fails, Oft expectation, 49 
Fain would I climb, 27 
Faint, All words are, 203 

— heart, 50 

— in the day of adversity, 3 

— kind of policy, 40 
Fair as a star, 182 

— Brave deserves the, 18 

— Fleeting as 'tis, 77 

— good night, A, 42 

— lady, Ne'er won, 50 

— laughs the morn, 119 

— ones, Full and, 24 

— Science frowned not, 212 

— spirit, One, 37 

— the chaste, The, 177 

— things are fading, 20 

— Vanity, 179 

Fairy fiction drest, By, 175 

— takes, No, 26 
Faith and Hope, In, 51 

— Animated only by, 26 

— For modes of, 94 

— in honest doubt, More, 51 

— In plain and simple, 102 

— perhaps, His, 51 

— Perplexed in, 51 

— than Norman blood, Simple, 66 

— The amaranthine flower of, 51 

— Welcome pure-eyed, 51 

— which Milton held, 60 

— Woman's plighted, 199 
Faith's defender, The, 86 
Faithful, Among the faithlese, a 

— are the wounds, 61 

— found among the faithless, 5L 

— friend, A, 61 

— only he, 51 
Fall, Before a, 141 

— By dividing we, 177 

— Free to, 60 

— Have their time to, 35 

— I fear to, 27 

— no lower, Can, 42 

— of a sparrow, The, 143 

— Return to his former, 207 
Fallen, Angels have, 141 

— Arise, or be for ever, 9 

— fallen, 51 

— great, Though, 68 



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Fallen, How an the mighty, 115 
Falleth, Whore the tree, 175 
Falling, Like dew, 202 
-- man, Press not a, 109 
■ — with a falling state, 106 
Falls like Lucifer, He, 139 

— with the leaf, 13 
False again, Prove, 40 

— and fleeting, 77 

— and hollow, All was, 51 

— Any other thing that's, 4? 

— as dicers' oaths, 51 

— creation, A, 32 

— fugitive, 143 

— to any man, 17 

— Words are grown so, 203 
Falsehood, A goodly outside, 51 

— framed, A heart for, 51 
Falter, Cowards, 30 
Fame, A fool to, 129 

— A shade that follows, 63 

— Above all Roman, 52 

— An honest, 52 

— Better than, 52 

— Blush to find it, 65 

— Cover his high, 52 

— Damned to, 52 

— elates thee, While the, 64 

— Fond of, 52 

— Gives immortal, 186 

— Heir of, 157 

— 1 slight, Nor, 52 

— is no plant, 52 

— is the spur, 51 

— Not to, 26 

— Of honest, 52 

— Outlives in, 52 

— Road that leads to, 184 

— The end of, 52 

— The martyrdom of, 52 

— To fortune and to, 212 

— What rage for, 52 
Fame's proud temple, 52 
Familiar, Be thou, Gl 

— friend, Mine own, 61 

— in his mouth, 203 

— in their mouths, 124 

— with her face, 181 

— word, That once, 123 
Familiarly of roaring lions, 52 
Families of yesterday, Great, 52 
Famous, Found myself, 53 

— victory, A, 181 

Fan me while I sleep, To, 159 
Fancy, Bright-eyed, 53 

— free, 112 

— Of most excellent, 211 

— Sweet and bitter, 53 



F.tncy, The end of sweet and bittei v 

53 
Fancy's child, 158 

— meteor ray, 95 
Fantastic summer's heat, 66 

— toe, On the light, 164 
Fantasy, Nothing but vain, 4? 
Far as the solar walk, 53 

— away. And, 74 

— between, Few and, 6 

— country, Good news from a, 128 

— that little candle, How, 36 
Fardels bear. Who would, 173 
Fare thee well, 53 
Farewell, a long farewell, 53 

— a word that must be, 53 

— Bade the world, 77 

— Fair-eyed peace, 186 

— farewell, 53 

— For in that word, 53 

— goes out sighing, 188 

— happy fields, 53 

— hope, So, 49 

— if ever fondest prayer, 53 

— Sweets to the sweet, 168 

— The bitter word, 54 

— the tranquil mind, 53 
Farewells, The air is full of, 44 
Fashion, The glass of, 130 
Fast and furious, Fun grew, 117 

— by their native shore, 18 

— Who can write so, 209 
Fasten him as a nail, 54 
Fat all creatures, We, 207 

— as Bacchus, Not so, 195 

— Men that are, 113 

— oxen, Who drives, 54 

— things, A feast of, 56 
Fata Morgana, 54 
Fatal dart. On the, 44 

— vision, 32 

Fate and mine*, Thy, 54 

— Big with the, 33 

— Fast in, 54 

— Favourites of, 54 

— itself could awe, That, 54 

— Reasoned high of, 39 

— Struggling in the storms of, 108 

— Take a bond of, 9 

— That eagle's, 44 

— The book of, 54 

— Why know their, 193 
Fates, Masters of their, 28 
Father dies, When his, 55 

— for his hoarding, Whose, 80 

— It is a wise, 55 

— lies, Fathoms five thy, 55 

— loved me. Her, 55 



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Father, made them all, My, 55 

— My noble, 186 

— of all, 55 

— of the man, 24 

— spirit, Thy, 163 

— Thy wish was, 193 

— The ashes of his, 35 
Father's field, Leaves his, 18 
Fathoms five, Full, 55 
Fault, A political, 30 

— at first, One, 55 

— Condemn the, 55 

— Excusing of a, 55 

— Hint a, 139 

— which needs it most, A, 55 
Faultless piece to see, A, 56 
Faults, Be to her, 183 

— Moulded out of, 56 

— With all her, 46 
Favourite has no friend, A, 56 

— Heaven gives its, 34 

— of fate, Seems, 54 

Favours secret, sweet, and precious, 67 

— Sense of future, 67 
Fear betrays a guiit, All, 69 

— doth still exceed, 70 

— Early and provident, 56 

— Farewell, 49 

— God, 56 

— guides more, 56 

— is affront, 200 

— no fall, Needs, 47 

— not, 56 

— not till Birnam Wood, 42 

— of hell, The, 78 

— the mother of safety, 56 

— to f all, L, 27 

Feared, but alone as freemen, 116 
Fearful thing, It is a, 35 
Fearfully and wonderfully made, 104 
Fearing to attempt* 41 
Fears, Present, 56 

— Saucy doubts and, 41 
Feast, Enough is good as a, 46 
— Makes a merry, 78 

— Mirth becomes a, 117 

— Nourisher in life's, 160 

— of fat things, A, 56 
Feasting, Valour in, 178 
Feasts, Fools make, 52 
Feather in your cap, 56 

— of his own, Espied a, 44 

— Viewed his own, 44 

— is wafted downward, 33 

— whence the pen, The, 135 
Feathers, A two-legged animal with- 
out, 108 

Feature, Scented the grim, 144 



Features, 56 

February hath twenty-eight, 21 

Fed of the dainties, 17 

— On honey-dew hath, 76 
Fee, Death's retaining, 7 

— the doctor, Than, 72 
Feeble were, If virtue, 182 
Feed on her damask cheek, 101 
Feeling hell, 73 

— High mountains are a, 120 

— of vengeance, Nor one, 45 

— Sensible to, 32 

Feelings forth, Freely gushed all 

177 
Feels its life in every limb, 24 
Feet beneath her petticoat, Her, 56 

— Her pretty, 56 

— met the dirt, Their, 141 
Felicity, Our own, 41 
Fell asleep, He, 35 

— Doctor, 40 

— like stars, They, 63 

— of hair, My, 78 

— the hardest-timbered oak, 167 
Fellow, Dies an honest, 13 

— feeling makes one wondrous kind 
86 

— in a market-town, 145 

— of infinite jest, A, 211 

— The, 208 

Felt, Darkness which may be, 33 
Female, A, 196 
Fever, After life's fitful, 93 
Few and far between, 6 
Fib, Destrov his, 38 
Fibs, I'll tell you no, 144 
Fico for the phrase, A, 166 
Fiction, By fairy, 175 

— Stranger than, 175 
Fie, foh, fum, 56 

Field, Accidents by flood and, 55 

— Leaves his father's, 18 

— Six Richmonds in the, 94 
Fields, Babbled of green, 56 

— Farewell, happy, 53 
Fiend, Equivocation of the, 47 

— Was but a, 208 
Fiends, These juggling, 41 
Fierce, No beast so, 136 
Fiery floods, To bathe in, 38 
Fife, The ear-piercing, 53 
Fig for care, A, 1*8 

Fight again, May, 57 

— Fight the good, 50 

— May again, 57 
Fighting, Valour in, 178 
Fights and runs away, That, 57 
Filches froia me, He" that, 133 



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241 



Filial confidence inspired, With, 55 
Find a tale in everything, 169 
Finds a pang, 35 

— mark the archer little meant, 15? 
Fine by degrees, 57 

— frenzy, In a, 80 

Finely touched, Spirits are not, 184 

— wrought, Too, 18 

Finger touched him, God's, 35 
Finished every feast of love, 54 
Fir-trees dark and high, The, 147 
Fire, A little, 57 

— After the, 185 

— Fringed with, 11 

— from the mind, Steal, 211 

— Hurries hack to, 70 

— in his hand, Holds a, 66 

— is not quenched, The, 207 

— Now stir the, 208 
Fireside, howsoe'er defended, 35 
Firm concord holds, 113 
Firmament, Earth's, 58 

— The spacious, 57 
First in war, 57 

— magnitude, Thou Mar of the, 91 

— passion, In her, 100 

— sight, That loved not at, 102 
Fish-like smell, 160 

— nor flesh, Neither, 57 

— with a worm, 207 

Fishes gnawed upon, Men tnat, 42 
«— live in the sea, How the, 57 
Fist instead of a stick, With- 143 
Fit audience find, 9 

— for treason, Is, 122 
Fitful fever, Life's, 93 
Fits, Sad by, 57 
Fittest place, The, 38 

Five reasons why men drink, 42 
Fixed fate, Reasoned high of, 39 
Flag has braved, Whose, 111 

— of our union, The, 177 
Flame, Spark of heavenly, 184 

— that lit the battle's wreck, 18 
Flames no light, From those, 33 
Flanders, Swore terribly in, 168 
Flashes of merriment, Your, 211 
Flat and unprofitable, 58 

— blasphemy, 15 

Flatter, Wrinkles won't, 208 
Flattered its rank breath, 205 
Flatterers besieged, By, 57 

— meet, When, 57 
Flattering painter, A, 132 

— unction, Lay not that, 11". 
Flattery, Gross, 198 

«— Imitation sincerest, 11 
•— is the bellows, 57 
11 



Flattery lost on poet's ear, 138 
Flattery's the food of fools, 58 
Flavour everything, You, 178 

— That gives it all its, 179 
Flea, Naturalists observe a, 58 
Fleas have little fleas, Great, 58 
Fled and cried out death, 35 
Flee, The wicked, 190 

Fleet was moored, The, 42 
Fleeting, False and, 77 

— show, All a, 206 

Flesh and blood can't bear it, 66 

— how art thou fishified, 58 

— is heir to, Shocks that, 173 

— Neither fish nor, 57 

— TeU, 213 

— would melt, Too solid, 58 
Flies o'er the unbending corn, 209 
■ — with swallow's wings, 77 

— you, It still, 200 
Flight, An Asmodeus', 8 

— Eagle in his, 33 

— of blessings, The, 15 
Flint bears lire, As the, 6 

— Snore upon the, 188 
Flirtation, Most significant word, 58 
Flock, however watched, 35 

Flog them upon all occasions, 213 
Flood, Accidents by, 55 

— From the dark swelling, 45 

— Land of the, 21 

— of time, The, 172 

— Taken at the, 172 

Floods drown it, Neither can the, 100 

— To bathe in fiery, 38 

Floor of heaven, Look how the, 73 
Floure of floures, 32 
Floures in the mede, 32 

— Love I most these, 32 

— White and red, 32 
Flourishes, 6t' wit, Outward, 19 
Flout 'em, Scorn and, 200 
Flower, A maiden in her, 105 

— Crimson-tipped, 32 

— enjoys, Every, 58 

— Every opening, 13 

— is born to blush unseen, 62 

— is dry, The, 170 

— Loved a tree or, 25 

— of faith, The amaranthine, 51 

— Shone forth in, 32 

— that blows, The, 171 

— You seize the, 137 
Flowers and fruits of love, 34 

— Only treads on, 172 

— so blue and golden, 58 

— to wither, 35 
Flowing cups, In their, 203 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— F. 



Flowing sea, A, 157 
Flown with insolence and wine, 128 
Flows, In smoother numbers, 209 
Fly away and be at rest, 192 

— may light, Those that, 57 

— Metaphysic wit can, 189 

— not yet, 137 

— that sips treacle, The, 168 

— to others that we know not of, 173 
Flying Dutchman, 58 

Foe, Ever sworn the, 60 

— One worthy man my, 180 

— Overcome but half his, 59 

— Taken by the insolent, 55 

— The manly, 61 

— Who never made a, 59 
Foemeu worthy of their steel, 59 
Foes, Immortal, 204 

— Routed all his, 12 

Fold, Bids the shepherd, 165 

— their tents, 22 
Folded arms, Lord of, 31 
Follies, Such a book of, 198 

— that themselves commit, The, 99 
Follow a shadow, 200 

— So fast they, 196 

— Thy steps L 82 

Folly as it flies, Shoot, 125 

— glide, Mirth can into, 117 

— into sin, 117 

— loves the martyrdom of fame, 52 

— is all they've taught, 197 

— Stoops to, 199 

— Superfluous, 192 

— to be wise, 'Tis, 193 
Food, Craving for their, 16 

■ — for seven long years, 115 

— Human nature's daily, 30 

— of fools, The, 58 

— of love, The, 121 

— Of love the, 160 

■ — Pined and wanted, 75 
Fool, A knavish, 196 
~- at forty, A, 59 

— Honesty's a, 76 

— I am a, 194 

— me to the top of my bent, 59 

— More knave than, 156 

— of vanity, The, 179 

— Resolved to live a, 115 

— So little as a, 59 

— Suspects himself a, 59 

— to lame, A, 129 

— to make me merry, A, 49 

— wh® raised it, The pious, 52 

— who thinks, He is a, 200 

— will be meddling, Every, 59 
Fool's paradise, This, 59 



Fooled with hope, 94 

Foolish face, Trar. emitter of a, 145 

— notion, 155 
Fools admire. 59 

— In spite of, 61 

— Men may live, 113 

— of nature, We. 119 

— Old men, 211 ' 

— Our yesterdays have lightedj 1 1* 

— rush in, 59 

— Shame the, 141 

— The food of, 58 

— The money of, 202 

— The paradise of, 59 

— To frighten, 14 

— To suckle, 59 

— use wagers, 185 

— who roam, They are, 71 

— would wish to die, 34 
Foot and hand go cold, 10 

— Cloaked from head to, 36 

— of a conqueror, The proud, 46 

— upon a woman, Sets, 62 

— on my native heath, 59 
Footprints in the sands of time, 97 
Footsteps in the sea, 201 
Forbade to wade through slaughter: 

114 
Force of nature, The, 116 

— or skill, By, 200 

— Who overcomes by, 59 
Forefathers of the hamlet, The rude, 

Foreign hands, By, 34 
Foreknowledge, Reasoned high of, 39 
Forest, Like the leaves of the, 91 

— Pacing through the, 53 
Forfeit once, All the souls were, 11& 
Forgave, A coward never, 59 

— the offence, She, 130 

Forget my sovereign, When I, 162 

— the human race, §7 

— the precious treasure, 15 
Forgetful to entertain, Be not, 78 
Forgetting, Our birth is a, 14 
Forgive divine, To, 47 
Forgiveness to the injured, 59 
Forlorn hope, 59 

Form a state, To, 165 

— Lift its awful, 27 

— The mould of, 130 
Formal cut, Beard of, 164 
Formed bv the converse, 67 
Forms of hairs, The, 149 

— of things unknowc, The, 108 
Forsaken, When he is, 110 
Fortress built by nature, 46 
Fortune and to fame, To, 213 



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243 



Fortune, Arrows of outrageous, 173 

— do her worst, Let, 82 

— If thou'll but gie, 60 

— keeps an upward course, 181 

— Leads on to, 172 

— means, When, 60 

— Tho gift of, 209 

— The method of making a, 139 
Fortune's hand, Goods by, 190 
Fortunes, Battles, sieges, 55 
Forty, A fool at, 59 

— Knows it at, 59 

— minutes, Girdle ... in, 63 

— parson power, A, 133 

— pounds a year, With, 106 
Fought aU his battles, 12 

— so followed, So, 201 
Foul deeds will rise, 36 

Found, make a note of, When, 31 

— myself famous, 53 

— the warmest welcome, 82 
Fountain troubled, A, 196 
Fountains, From little, 167 
FowL Lord of the, 118 
Fox, Unkennel the, 177 
Fragments, Gather up the, 60 
Frailties, Or draw his, 115 
Frailty, Thy name, 197 
Frame, Quit this mortal, 184 
France, Better in, 60 

— The King of, 87 
Frantic, The lover, all as, 80 
Frauds. Pious, 136 

Fray, Eager for the, 54 

Free, Greece might still be, 68 

— His people are, 172 

— or die, 60 

— The ever, 155 

— the human will, Let, 54 

— The imprisoned wranglers, 208 

— the oppressed, To, 34 

— to fall, 60 

— Who would be, 60 

— Whom the truth makes, 61 

— will, Reasoned high of, 39 

— Valiant man and, 14 
Freedom in my love, 60 

— only deals, 60 

— shrieked, 77 

— to worship God, 60 

— yet thy banner, 60 
Freedom's battle, 60 

— hallowed shade, In, 60 
Freeman, He is the, 61 

— He was the, 61 

Fi seman's will, Executes a, 1 1 
Freemen, Corrupted, 61 
Freeze thy young blood, 163 



Frenchman, I praise the, 161 

— The brilliant, 14 
Fretted vault, 4 

— with golden fire, 110 
Friend, A faithful, 61 

— A favourite has no, 56 

— As you choose a, 9 

— Can find a, 61 

— Good wine a, 42 

— Guide, philosopher, and, 69 

— He gained a, 17 

— He makes no, 59 

— in my retreat, A, 161 

— Is such a, 61 

— Knolling a departed, 126 

— loveth, A, 61 

— Name the, 61 

— Own familiar, 61 

— Ralph, 29 

— The candid, 61 

— The countenance of his, 83 

— The wounds of a, 61 

— to close his eyes, Not a, 51 

— To lodge a, 159 

— Touchstone to try a, 142 
Friendless, No man so, 61 
Friendly care, With, 86 

— stroke, The, 38 

Friends, Adversity of our best, S 

— Blows make of ... 204 

— Cast off his, 61 

— Find few real, 200 

— Hath he not always, 67 

— in youth, 61 

— Of humblest, 32 

— Old, 62 

— On my list of, 62 

— Romans, countrymen, 48 

— Separateth very, 111 

— thou hast, The, 61 

— Three firm, 67 

— Troops of, 155 

— Wretched have no, 208 
Friendship, A generous, 62 

— is constant, 99 

— Mysterious cement, 62 

— What is, 62 

Friendships, Closed all earthly, 54 

Frighten fools, To, 14 

Frightful mien, Monster of bo, 181 

Frisk away, We, 94 

Frisked beneath the burden of three 

score, 4 
Frolics, A youth of, 212 
From yon blue heaven, 37 
Front of battle, 33 

— of Jove himself, 67 

— Smoothed his wrinkled, 39 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX- G. 



Frost, A killing, 53 

Frown'd not, Fair Science, 21 3 

Fruit of sense, Much, 203 

— of that forbidden tree, The, 109 
Fruits do grow, Pleasant, 24 

— of love, 34 
Fudge, Mr., 62 

Fuel to the flame, Adding, 202 
Fugitive, False, 143 
Full and fair ones, 24 

— fathom five, 55 

— man, A, 145 

— many a gem, 62 

— of farewells, The air is, 44 

— of the breath of the Lord, 79 

— of wise saws, 164 

— responding line, The, 43 
Fun grew fast and furious, 117 
Funeral marches, Hearts . . . beating, 

8 

— note, Not a, 42 
Furies, Harpy-footed, 70 
Furnace, Sighing like, 164 

— The hottest, 21 

Fury, Comes the blind, 51 

— Nor hell a, 197 

Future, Prophets of the, 134 

— Beauty for the, 82 

— The past, the, 134 

— Trust no, 62 

— times, Speak aloud for, 17 



Gain his private ends, To, 40 

— of a few, The, 133 
Gained a friend, He, 17 
Galled jade, 62 

Gambol from Which madness would, 

111 
Gambols, Your, 211 
Game, War's a, 186 
Gang a kennin' wrang, 23 
Garden in her face, 24 

— made, The first, 64 

— was a wild, The, 198 
Garden's end, A river at my, 159 
Gan el four stories high, Into a, 45 
Garteis, gold, amuse, 24 

Garth and his dispensary, 9 
Gashed with honourable scars, 63 
Gate of Eden, At the, 135 
Gates of hell, As the, 171 

— of mercy, The, 114 
Gath, Tell it not in, 62 
Gather no moss, Can, 166 

— to the eyes, 170 



Gather up the fragments, 80 
Gathered every vice, 180 

— up, That cannot be, 187 
Gathering her brows, 32 

— pebbles, Children, 25 

— storm, Like, 32 
Gathers round him, He, 65 
Gay, From grave to, 67 

— Lothario The, 98 
Gaze an eagle blind, 103 
Gazed, Stfl they, 201 
Gazelle, Nursed a dear, 25 
Gazette, Pall Mall, 133 
Gazing thereupon, Long, 201 
Gem, Full many a, 62 

— of criticism, Brightest, 22 

— Thou bonnie, 32 
Gems, Reflecting, 42 

— she wore, The, 149 
General calamity, Times of, 21 

— Caviare to the, 137 

— Wade, 149 
Generous race, A, 145 
Gentilj He is, 63 
Gentility, A cottage of, 140 
Gentilman Jhesus, That, 63 

— Offspring of the, 63 

— The greatest, 63 
Gentle and low, 184 

— dames, 29 

— reader, Oh, 169 

— Spring, Come, 164 

— thing, It is a, 160 
Gentleman, Grand old name of, 03 

— Prince of darkness is a, 141 

— The first true, 63 
Gentlemen, God Almighty's, 63 

— Three, at once, 22 

— Two single, 63 

Gently scan your brother man, 23 

— To hear, 23 

Geography, In despite of, 23 
George the Third, 20 
Gestic lore, Skilled in, 4 
Get money, 118 

— place and wealth, 118 

— behind me, 153 
Getteth short of leaves, 16 
Getting and spending, 206 
Ghost, Ay, thou poor, 112 

— Like an ill-used, 6 
• — Meeting a, 28 

— Needs no, 63 

— of religion, The, 14 

— Stubborn unlaid, 182 

— Vex not his, 63 
Ghost's word, The, 202 
Giant Dies, As when a, 35 



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245 



Giant dwarf, Dan Cupid, 31 
Giant's shoulders, A dwarf on a, 44 

— shoulders, To mount npon the, 43 

— strength, Excellent to have a, 167 
Giants, There were, 63 

Gibber, Squeak and, 150 
Gibbets keep in awe, 186 

— keep the lifted hand, 121 
Gibes, Where be your, 211 

Giddy wheel. While she turns the, 180 
Gift horse, Never look a, 78 

— of fortune, The, 209 

— of heaven, The peculiar, 190 
Giftie gie us, The, 155 

Gifts, Dispensations and, 136 
Gig, He alwavs kept a, 147 
Gild refined g'old, To, 49 
Giles, Edinburgh's Saint, 37 
Ginger shall be hot, 21 
Gipsy children of song, 10 
Girdle round about the earth, 63 
Girls, Between two, 90 

— Golden lads and, 89 
Girt with golden wings, 51 
Give an inch, 81 

— me back my heart, 105 

— me my hollow tree, 92 

— sorrow words, 68 

— the lie, Must, 213 

— thee sixpence, I, 159 
Gives and takes, That, 205 

— to airy nothing, 103 
Giving it a hope, 208 
Glad no more, Often, 63 

— new year,- Of all the. 144 
Gladness, Grief and, 23 
Glance from heaven to earth, 80 
Glare, Ever caught by, 105 
Glass, An excuse for the, 105 

— of fashion, The, 130 
Glasses itself in tempests, 130 
Glassy essence, His, 107 
Gleamed upon my sight, She, 136 
Gleaming in purple and gold, 9 
Glee, Forward and frolic, 184 
Glides the Derby Dilly, 37 

i — the smooth current, 41 
Glimpses of the moon, 119 
Glisteneth. Gold that, 65 
Glisters. All that, 65 
--Gold that, 65 
Glitters, All that. 65 
Globe, In this distracted, 112 

— itself, The great, 148 
Glorious art, War's, 186 

— in a pipe, 173 

— surrender, Made, 39 
~tfcreo,44 



Glorious training for a glorioui 

strife, 52 
Glory is priceless, 63 

— Left Mm alone with his. 42 

— like his, No, 29 

— O what a, 205 

— of a creditor, The, 184 

— Passed away a, 63 

— The paths of, 64 

— The steps of, 64 

— to God, 63 

— Vain pomp and, 139 

— Visions of, 184 

— waits thee, Where, 64 

— Who rush to, 64 
Glory's cup. Low in, 63 

— thrill is o'er, 72 
Gloss of art, The, 23 
Glow, More brightly, 15 
Gnawed upon, Men that fishes, 43 
Go and do thou likewise, 95 

— at once, 64 

— boldly forth, 135 

— no more a roving, 8 

— on, Turn and yet, 176 

— poor devil, 37 

— See ere you, 97 

— we know not where, 38 

— where glory waits thee, 64 
Goal of all, The final, 66 
Goblin damned, 157 

— No, 182 

God, A church to, 26 

— A temple built to, 38 

— All is of, 64 

— all mercy, A, 114 

— Almighty's gentlemen, 63 

— An effect whose cause is, 125 

— An Atheist half believes a, 9 

— Are but the varied, 211 

— at all, Think not, 187 

— Blends itself with, 207 

— bless the king, 86 

— bless the Pretender, 86 

— bless us all, 86 

— bless you, 167 

— blessed the green island, 45 

— Cast care on, 22 

— disposes, 109 

— End of all things, 93 

— erects a house of prayer, 37 

— Fear, 56 

— Freedom to tvorship, 60 

— Grace of, 67 

— hath a temple, Where, 38 

— hath anointed thee, 34 

— hath made them so, 41 

— helps them, 74 



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God himself scarce seemed thereto 
be, 97 

— How like a, 110 

— in clouds. Sees, 77 

— in ebony, Image of, 126 

■ — in the highest, Glory to, o'd 

— it is a fearful thing, 35 

— made him, 108 

— made the country, 64 

— moves, 201 

— never had a church, 37 
<— never made his work, 72 

— Obedience to, 146 

— of all, As, 64 

— Holy man of, 1 05 

— save our gracious King, 86 

— send thee good alL 10 

— sendeth and giveth, 111 

— sends meat, 112 

— Servant of, 156 

— takes a text, 134 

■ — tempers the wind, 89 

— The curse of, 80 

— the first garden made, 64 

— The likest, 193 

— The miUs of, 116 

— The noblest work of, 107 

— the soul, 124 

— The voice of, 185 

— The water saw its, 187 

— The ways of, 187 

i — Through darkness up to, 165 

— to scan, Presume not, 108 

— Up to nature's, 125 

God's, All the ends . . . thy, 4 

— finger touched them, 35 

— most dreaded instrument, 105 

— sons are things, 204 
■ — Events are, 43 
Goddess, Like a thrifty, 184 

— of reason, 146 

Godlike reason, Capability and, 39 
Godliness, Cleanliness next to, 26 
Gods are just, The, 181 
■ — In the names of all the, 21 

— Kings it makes, 77 

— love, Whom the, 211 

— The temples of his, 36 

— Literature of the early, 178 
Goes all the day, 115 

— to th« waL, The weakest, 187 
Gog and Magog, 64 

Going guest, Speed the, 189 

— hence, Endure their, 35 

— My valour is ceitainly, 178 

— to leap, 33 
Gold, All is not, 65 

— amuse his riper stage, 24 



Gold, Gleaming in purple and, 9 

— Gold ! gold, 65 

— in phisike, 65 

— Saint-seducing, 65 

— Shineth as the, 65 

— Silence is, 163 

— The narrowing lust of, 14 

— Wedges of, 42 
Golden lads and girls, 89 
Golden seem, That doth, 65 
Gone before, Not dead, but, 65 

— before, Not lost, but, 65 

— before to that unknown, 65 
Good, Fruits of love are, 34 

— He is, 8 

— by stealth, Do, 65 

— Apprehension of the, 66 

— Are better made, 66 

— as a feast, Enough is as, 46 

— as the bank, 202 

— came of it, What, 181 

— cheer, Make, 25 

— deed, Shines a, 36 

— digestion wait, 28 

— Evil be thou my, 49 

— fight, Fight the, 56 

— grows, Indestructibly the, 66 

— Hold thou the, 65 

— in every case, 'Tis, 167 

— in everything, 3 

— intentions, Paved with, 73 

— is oft interred, The, 48 

— It might do 142 

— Luxury of doing, 65 

— meanings and wishes, 73 

— meeting, Broke the, 39 

— morning, Bid me, 93 

— name, in man or woman, 123 

— news from a far country, 126 

— news baits, 126 

— night, 133 

— night, A fair, 42 

— night, My native land, 124 

— night, Say not, 93 

— Noble to be, 66 

— Nothing either, 66 

— Of moral evil, and of, 49 

— old rule, 66 

— Only noble to be, 128 

— Parent of, 133 

— Samaritan, 66 

— Seek to be, 197 

— Some special, 66 * 

— somehow, 66 

— Still educing, 48 

— That which is, 143 

— The more communicated, 65 

— The worst speak something, i! 



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247 



Good, Their luxury -was doing, 103 

— things should be praised, 139 

— time coming, A, 172 

— to bad, From, 207 

— To be noble we'll be, 128 

— to me is lost, 49 

— turns are shuffled off, 171 

— Universal, 125 

— we oft might win, 41 

— wine, 42 

— wise needs no bush, 192 

— words, 202 

Goodness, Greatness and, 67 

— is, How awful, 66 

— never fearful, 183 

— Some soul of, 49 
Good-will toward men, 63 
Gore, Shedding tears of, 52 
Gorgeous palaces, The, 148 
Gorgon s, 66 

Gory locks, Thy, 97 

Govern the word, Syllables, 168 

Gospel light, 95 

Govern wrong, To, 149 

Government, All, 66 

— For forms of, 94 
Gowd, A man's the, 145 
Grace affordeth health, While, 1 

— For love of, 111 

— me no grace, 177 

— defend us, Ministers of, 6 

— of God, 67 

— Snatch a, 67 

— What a, 67 

Graced with wreaths, 181 
Gracious, Hallowed and so, 26 

— Tarn grew, 67 
Grampian Hills, On the, 128 
Grand old name of gentleman, The, 63 
Grandeur hear with a smile, 7 
Grandsire phrase, With a, 143 

— The gay, 4 

Grant an honest fame, 52 

— them but dwarfs, 44 
Grapple them to thy soul, 61 
Grasp it like a man of mettle, 126 

— the ocean with my span, 117 

— the skirts of chance, 23 
Grateful mind, A, 67 
Gratiano speaks, 129 
Gratitude and fear, 56 

— of men, The, 67 

— of place expectants, 67 
Grave, Beating marches? to the, 8 

— Cradle stands in the, 34 

— Digs the, 30 

— dread thing, The, 67 

— Duncan is in bis, 93 



Grave, Earliest at his, 197 

— for one alive, A, 142 

— Ghost come from the, 63 

— Glory or the, 64 

— Gone to the, 67 

— Lead but to the, 64 

— Or else a, 181 

— Shall lead thee to thy, 3 

— That folds thy, 67 

— to gay, From, 67 

— Track ... to the, 64 

— Upon his mother's, 135 

— Valour from the, 178 
Graves, Dishonourable, 28 

— Let's talk of, 67 

— of your sires, The green, 167 

— stood tenantless, 150 
Gray, In the level, 211 

— Red spirits and, 164 
Great, Aim not to be, 197 

— cause, Die in a, 38 

— Commoner, 68 

— Make others, 82 

— men, Lives of, 97 

— ones eat up the little, 57 

— Some are born, 67 

— the important day, 33 

— Unknown, 68 
Greatest men, Of its, 113 

— scandal waits, 165 
Greatness and goodness, 67 

— Farewell to all my, 53 

— Some achieve, 67 
Greece, Isles of, 68 

— might still be, 68 

— no more, Living, 68 

— sad rehc, 68 

— The eye of, 9 
Greek, Above all, 52 

Greek and Latin bold, In, 190 

— Calends, 68 

— He could speak, 68 

Greeks joined Greeks, When, 186 
Green cheese, Moon is made of, 1 18 

— graves of your sires, The, 167 

— island, God blessed the, 45 

— Jack in the, 83-84 

— old age, 4 

— thought, To a, 171 

— with jealousy, 198 
Green-eyed monster, The, 84 
Green-robed senators, Those, 129 
Greet, It gars me, 29 

Grey hairs, Wrinkled skin and, 23 
Grief and gladness, 23 

— best is pleased, 69 

— boundeth, 69 

— Can master a, 69 



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Grief fills the room up, 69 

— Much of, 69 

— Patch, 69 

— Perked up in a glist'ring, 103 

— Silent manliness of, 69 

— Smiling at, 101 

— still treads, Thus, 111 
— - Suit a calmer, 22 

— - that does not speak, 161 

— The canker and the, 34 

— to cover, Her, 199 

Griefs that harass the distressed, 84 

Grieve his heart, 156 

Grieves, If aught inanimate e'er, 69 

Grieving, if aught inanimate, 69 

Grim feature, Scented the, 244 

Grim-visaged war, 39 

Grin, so merry, 22 

— The devil did, 140 
Grind, Nothing else to, 73 

— slowly, The mills of God, 116 
Grinding, Tarry the, 134 
Grizzled, Hair just, 4 

Groans, Sovereign of sighs and, 31 

— Worth a hundred, 90 
Grog, Old, 131 

Grooves of change, The ringing, 205 
Grossly close it in, Doth, 73 
Grossness, Losing all its, 181 
Ground, Call it holy, 60 

— Classic, 26 

— Must themselves be, 73 

— Sit upon the, 34 

Grow again, Ne'er make, 188 

— Do wither as they, 195 

— Where they do, 24 
Growing, While man is, 14 
Growth, A plant of slow, 28 
Grundy, Mrs., 69 

Grant and sweat, To, 173 
Guard dies, The, 69 

— our native seas, That, 111 
Guardian angels sung, 19 
Gudgeons, To swallow, 24 
Guerdon, But the fair, 51 
Guest, Speed the going, 189 

— Speed the parting, 69 

— The body's, 162 
• -The going, 69 

Guide, philosopher, and friend, 69 

— Providence their, 206 
Guides the planets, 170 
Guilt alone, 69 

— being great, The, 70 

— Betrays a, 69 

— Can wash her, 199 

— is villainy, 69 

— Who fear not, 52 



Guilt written in their bosom, 70 
Guiltier than him they try, 85 
Guilty mind, Haunts the, 70 
Guinea's stair p, But the, 145 
Gulf profound, A, 70 
Gum, Their med'cinable, 165 
Gushed all feeling forth, 177 
Gusset and band. Seam and, 204 
Gusty thieves, The, 16 



H, 70 

Habit and imitation, 70 

— Doth breed a, 70 

— if not resisted, 70 

— is ten times nature, 70 
Habitation, A local, 80 
Habits, 111, 70 

— Small, 70 

Hackney 'd jokes from Miller, 30 
Had we never loved sae kindly, 103 
Hag, Blue meagre, 182 
Had fellow, 70 

— holy light, 95 

— horrors, hail, 53 

— Sabbath, 152 

— to the chief, 70 

— to thee, 71 

— wedded love, 99 

Hails you Tom or Jack, 61 
Hair just grizzled, 4 

— My fell of, 78 

— 'Tis not her, 199 

— With a single, 12 
Hairbreadth 'scapes, Of, 55 
Hairs, Wrinkled skin and grey, 33 
Hal, 'Tis my vocation, 184 
Halcyon days, 71 

Half our knowledge, 87 

— the creeds, In, 41 
Halfpenny farthing, 147 
Half-shut eyes, With his, 27 
Hall, Douglas in his, 12 

— 'Tis merry in, 115 
Hallowed and so gracious, 26 
Hamlet, Bude forefathers i»f the, 31 
Hammers fell, No, 10 

Hampden, Some village, 71 
Hand, A vanished, 71 

— go cold, 10 

— Handle toward my, 33 

— I see a, 185 

— in hand, They, 206 

— open as the day, 23 

— that gave the blow, The, 181 

— The kindlier, 14 



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249 



Hand to execute, A, 73 

— Who lays his, 198 

— will be against every man, 71 
Handel's but a ninny, 176 
Handle toward mj- hand, 32 
Hands, A watch that wants both, 80 

— By foreign, 34 

— For idle, 80 

— Washing his, 71 

— Wrought with human, 30 
Handsaw, Hawk from a, 72 
Handsome does, That, 71 

— is, 71 

Hanging was the worst use, 71 
Hangman's whip, A, 73 
Hangs a tale. Thereby, 169 
Happiest time, The, i.44 
Happiness, If solid, 71 

— 0,71 

— that makes . . . afraid, 71 

— There is. 197 

— too swiftly flies, 193 

— Virtue alone is, 182 
Happy chance, Skirts of, 23 

— could I be, How, 71 

— Make two lovers, 103 

— man, The, 188 

— the man, 158 

— years, Ah, 18 

Harbinger, Merry spring-time's, 141 
Hard and cold, 65 

— by, A chapel, 38 

— crab-tree, 172 

— it is to climb, 52 

— reading. Curst, 209 

— valour, 39 
Hark ! the lark, 90 
Harmoniously confused, 179 
Harmony, From heavenly, 72 

— is in immortal souls, 73 

— not understood, 125 

— of shape expressed, 57 
Harness on our back, With, 191 
Harp of thousand strings, A, 72 

— that once through Tara's halls, 72 

— To one clear, 113 

Harpy that devours everything, A, 9C 
Harrow up thy soul, Would, 163 
Harry, Lord, 93 

— Old, 131 

— Thy wish, 193 

Harshness gives offence, No, 209 
Hart ungalled play, The, 207" 
Harvest of a quiet eye, The, 50 

— time of love, The, 100 
Haste, I said in my, 113 

— Married in, 69 

— thee, nymph, 84 

11* 



Hasty marriage, 111 
Hatched, Ere they're, 24 
Hated, To be, 181 

— yet caress' d, 30 
Hater, A good, 72 

Habes that excellence it cannot reach 

46 
Hatred, A stalled ox and, 74 

— turned, Like love to, 197 
Haughty spirit, An, 141 
Haunts the guilty mind, 70 
Haven of us all. Quiet, 35 
Havens, Ports and happy, 137 
Havock ! Cry, 72 

Hawk, I know a, 72 

Hawks, Between two, 96 

Hazard of the die, I will stand the, 94 

He must go, 37 

— must have a long spoon, 37 

— that dies, SS 

— that is down, 42 

— who cures a disease, 39 
Head full of quarrels, 144 

— Here rests his, 212 

— Imperfections on my, 31 

— Lodgings in a, 72 

— Lumber in his, 16 

— Off with his, 72 

— One small, 7 

— Shakes his empty, 193 

— Sunshine settles on its, 27 

— Take lodgings in a. 72 

— That one small, 201 

— that wears a crown, The, 31 

— to contrive, A, 73 

— to foot, Cloaked from, 36 
Heads, Hide their diminished, 165 

— replete with thoughts, 88 

— sometimes have so little, 72 

— Very empty, 45 
Headstrong as an allegory, 4 
Health and virtue, 64 

— deny, That will this, 72 

— on both, 38 

— Sleep full of, 160 

— Spirit of, 157 

— to Boz, A, 18 

— Unbought, 72 

— While grace affordeth, 117 
Health's decay, 194 

Heap to themselves teachers, 44 
Heaps of pearls, 42 
Hear, Gently to, 23 

— it not, Duncan, 87 

— Strike, but, 167 

— Voice you cannot, 185 
Heard, One eare it, 44 
Heart, A light, 95 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— H. 



Heart, A nieny, 72 

— A strong, 40 

— After his own, 106 

— By want of, 48 

— can ache no more, 45 

— Congenial to my, 23 

— did break, Some, 9S 

— Every pang that rends the, 77 

— Faint, 50 

— for falsehood framed. A, 51 

— Give me back my, 105 

— Grieve his, 156 

— grow fonder, Absence makes the, 1 

— is lying still, That mighty, 22 

— Lord of the lion, 82 

— of a man, If the, 197 

— Rise in the, 170 

— Save a, 33 

— sick, Haketh the, 77 

— Sleeps on his own, 50 

— That grieved in his, 44 

— that's broken, A, 157 

— The eager, 14 

— The human, 73 

— The o'er-fraught, 68 

— to conceive, 73 

— to resolve, A, 73 

— untainted, A, 144 

— Whispers the e'er-fraught, 161 
'— With a fervent, 205 

— within, A warm, 107 

— Woman is at, 197 
Heartache, In all cases of, 3 

— We end the, 173 
Heart-stain, Ne'er carried a, 194 
Hearts, Admission to onr, 198 

— endure, Of all that human, 41 
■— lie withered, True, 73 

r— of his countrymen, First in the, 5 

— Though stout and brave our, 8 

— that love, 40 

— that once beat high, 72 

— that the world . . . had tried, 40 

— unto wisdom, Apply our, 192 

— we leave, 58 

— were fresh and vonng, 177 

— unkind, Of, 67 
Heart-throbs, Count time by, 97 
Hearth, The cricket on the, 30 
Heat-oppressed brain, 32 

Heath, My foot is on my native, 59 

— Land of brown, 21 
Heaven, All to, 78 

--an unpresumptuous eye, Lift to, 
55 

— Beholding, 73 

— cannot heal, Sorrow that, 44 

— Care in, 22 



Heaven, Conveyed to, 36 

— did a recompense, 17 

— Fear of, 69 

— from all creatures, 54 

— gives its favourites, 34 

— go, Never to, 203 

— has no rage, 99 

— hath my empty words, 203 

— In hope to merit, 73 

— in sunshine, 86 

— itself would stoop, 182 

— lies about us, 14 

— Light from, 95 

— Love is, 100 

— of hell, A, 116_ 

— on earth, A., 65 

— Serve in, 146 

— That are not, 73 

— The beauteous eye of, 49 

— The greatest attribute of, 114 

— The peculiar gift of, 190 

— The top of, 165 

— to earth, Glance from, 80 

— To merit, 73 

— was all tranquillity, 40 

— We fly to, SO 

— were not heaven, 49 

— Which we ascribe to, 147 

— Whispered in, 70 

— Whose silent finger points to, 163 

— directed spire, The, 163 
Heavenly blessings without number. 

13 

— flame, Spark of, 184 

— harmony, From, 72 

— paradise, A, 24 

— ray, Beauty's, 13 
Heaven's command, At, 19 

— close vault, 73 

— first law, Order is, 132 

— gate, The lark at, 90 

— sake, For, 34 
Heavens, And srangled, 57 

— should fall. If ever the, 149 
Heavily in clouds, 33 

Heavy load on thee, Laid many a, 44 
Hecuba to him, What's, 73 
Hedge a king, Divinity doth, 87 
Heedless bishops, Bench of, 14 
Heel of pleasure, Upon the, 111 

— Upon another's, 1 96 
Heels of pleasure, 69 

— Tread each other's, 196 

— With slipshod, 177 
Heir of fame, 157 

Height of this great argument, 187 
Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt 
103 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— H. 



251 



Helen's beauty, Sees, 80 
Hell, 74 

— a fury, Nor, 197 

— All places shall be, 73 

— Better to reign in, 146 

— breathes out contagion, 128 

— broke loose, All, 73 

— By making earth a, 73 

— Envy, eldest born of, 47 

— Feeling, 73 

— is full of good meanings, 73 

— is paved, 73 

— Muttered in, 70 

— of Heaven, A, 116 

— of witchcraft, What a, 170 

— One heel nail'd in, 5 

— Riches grow in, 149 

— The fear o\ 73 

— The injured lover's, 84 

— trembled, 35 

— Went to, 80 

~ Which way I fly is, 74 

— Who never mentions, 74 
Helm, Pleasure at the, 119 

Help, Between a hindrance and a, 74 

— of the helpless, 1 

— themselves, That, 74 
Helps them, God, 74 

Hence, all you vain delights, 112 

— horrible shadows, 156 
Henpecked you all, 88 
Heraldry, The boast of, 64 
Herbs, A dinner of, 74 
Hercules himself, Let, 41 
Here lies our sovereign lord, 86 

— rests his head, 212 
Here's a villain, 209 

— to the maiden, 105 
Hereafter, That points out an, 81 
Hereditary bondsmen, 60 
Hermit, Man, the, 110 

— of the dale, Gentle, 176 
Hermitage, For a, 60 
Hero, Millions a, 47 

— must drink brandy, 18 

— perish, A, 64 
Herocl, Out-herods, 74 
Heroes, Troops of, 74 

Heroic deeds, The perfume of, 52 
Herring, Nor good red, 57 
Herself, In. love with, 198 
Hesperus . . . rode brightest, 48 
Hesitate dislike, 139 
Hew down and fell, 167 
Hicjacet, 85 

Hidden from the eye, Half, 182' 
Hide her shame, To, 199 

— the fault I see, To, 114 



Hide their diminished heads, 164 
Hideous name, At this, 35 
Hides the book of fate, Heaven, 5£ 
High, And reasoned, 39 

— as metaphysic wit, As, lB9 

— converse, Hold, 84 

— mountains are a feeling, 120 

— on a throne, 153 

Higher things, May rise to, 113 
Highest stvle of man, 25 
Highly, What thou wouldst, 74 
Hill, Mahomet may go to the, 105 

— retired, Sat on a, 39 

— So down thy, 37 

— The wind-beaten, 49 
Hills, Over the, 74 

— whose heads touch heaven, 55 
Hindmost, Devil take the, 37 
Hindrance and a help, A, 74 
Hint a fault, 208 

Hip, On the, 33 

Historian, Poet, Naturalist, 2 

History, . . . the register, 74 

— is philosophy, 74 

— In my travel's, 55 

— of books, Secret, 17 

— Strange eventful, 165 

— This strange eventful, 129 
Hoarding, For his, 80 
Hoarse rough verse, The, 209 
Hobgoblin, 74 

Hob-nob, 74 

Hobson's choice, 74 

Hocus-Pocus, 75 

Hog, The fattest, 75 

Hoist with his own petard, 46 

Hold fast that which, is good, 142 

— high converse, 34 

— Makes nice of no vile, 160 

— thou the good, 65 

Hole, Always trusts to one poor, 12< 

— Csesar . . . might stop a, 21 

— in a' your coats, A, 129 

Holes where eyes did once inhabit, 

42 
Holiday, Roman, 11 
Holidays, Playing, 75 

— Unless on, 194 

Holiest thing alive, The, 119 
Holily, That wouldst thou, 74 
Hollow, All was false and, 51 

— tree, My, 92 

Hollowness, Not with the empty 69 
Holy ground, Call it, 60 

— shifts, 136 

— writ, As proofs of, 84 

— writ, Stol'n out of, 183 
Home, A devil at, L52 



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ANALYTICAL liiDEX—H. 



Home, A dunce . . . kept at, 43 

— A day's march nearer, 15 

— Ever is at, 134 

— his footsteps, As, 124 

— is still home, 75 

— Never is at, 194 

— No place like, 75 

— Our, 71 

— That spot thy, 89 

— Their eternal, 75 

— "We draw near, 75 

— keeping youth, 213 

Homeless near a thousand homes, 75 
Homely, Be it ever so, 75 

— wits, Ever, SJ13 

Homer being dead, Warred for, 75 

— dead, Contend for, 75 

— once, Read, 75 
Homer's rule, Sage, 69 
Homes of silent prayer, 50 
Honest knaves, Such, 189 

— man, An, 107 

— men get their own, 150 

— Though it be, 126 

— To be, 76 

Honestly, Lived and ended, 115 
Honesty is the best policy, 75 

— Never make us lose our, 82 

— Rich as, 76 

— Wins not more than, 101 
Honesty's a fool, 76 
Honey all the day, Gather, 13 
Honey-dew, 76 

Honour and shame, 76 

— but an empty bubble, 186 

— Chastity of, 76 

— far more precious, 76 

— from me, Take, 76 

— grip, Ye feel your, 73 

— If I lose mine, 76 

— more, Loved I not, 99 

— Not without, 142 

— pricks me on, 76 

— riches, marriage-blessing, 76 

— the king, 56 

— Twins of, 39 

Honourable scars, Gashed with, 63 
Honoured by strangers, 34 

— in the breach, More, 31 
Honoured me, That living, 188 
Honouring thee, Not so much, 208 
Honours, Bears his blushing, 53 

— Shine in more substantial, 128 
Hoods make not monies, 118 
Hookahs, Divine in, 173 
Hookey Walker, 76 

Hoops of steel, With, 61 
Hope again, Never to, 139 



Hope, Break it to ou:, 41 

— But only, 77 

— By faith and, 25 

— deferred, 77 

— Earthly, 77 

— Fooled with, 94 

— for a season, 77 

— Forlorn, 59 

— Giving it a, 208 

— In faith and, 51 

— is but the dream, 77 

— is fled, When, 181 

— is swift, True, 76 

— Leave the light of, 6 

— Like the glimmering, 17 

— Love can, 101 

— never comes, 77 

— relies, On, 77 

— Rosy with, 198 

— springs eternal, 77 

— The tender leaves of, 53 

— thou nurse, 77 

— Thus heavenly, 77 

— to merit heaven, In, 73 

— to the end, 77 

— While there is life there's 77 

— White-handed, 51 

— withering fled, 77 

Hopeless anguish poured hi* groan, 

117 
Hopes decay, My fondest, 25 
Horatio, I knew him, 211 

— In heaven and earth, 136 
Horatius Flaccus, Witty as, 195 
Horde, Society is now one polished 

17 
Horrible imaginings, Less than, 56 

— shadows, Hence, 156 
Horrid war, 186 

Horror of falling into naught, 81 
Horrors, Hail, 53 

— Supped full of, 78 
Horse, A full hot, 6 

— A gift, 78 

— a horse ! A, 78 

— In a flying, 161 

— Stalking, 165 
Horses, Between two, 90 
Hose, His youthful, 165 
Hospitable thoughts intent, 78 
Hospitality grows best, 78 
Hot and rebellious liquors, 96 

— i' the mouth, 21 

— While the iron is, 167 
Hottest furnace, The, 21 
Hound, Whelp and, 40 
Hour approaches, The, 172 

— From childhood's, 25 



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253 



Hour, Improve each shining, 13 
i— In a sunny, 40 

— In an evil, 33 

— It is the, 78 

— Now's the, 33 

— The inevitable, 64 

— Their natural, 33 

— they worship, This, 207 

— to hour, From, 169 

— Wee short, 78 

— when lovers' vows, The, 78 
Hour-glass, Into an, 311 
Hours, Lovers', 103 

— of ease, In our, 197 

— to law, Seven, 78 

— Unheeded flow the, 172 

— What peaceful, 78 

— of bliss, Winged, 6 
House, A man's, 78 

— A moat defensive to a, 46 

— Builds the, 30 

— Lowered upon our, 39 

— of care, A, 142 

— of anyone, The, 78 

— of prayer, A, 37 

— to lodge a friend, A, 159 
Household name, The, 123 

— words, 303 
Houses seem asleep, 22 
Housewife that's thrifty, The, 105 
How absolute the knave is, 47 

— are the mighty fallen, 115 

— can man die better, 36 

— far that little candle, 36 

— much a dunce, 43 

— oft the sight, 36 

— small . . . that part, 41 
Hoyle, According to, 27 
Huddle up their work, 145 
Hue, In its azure, 40 

— To add another, 49 
Hues like hers, 125 

— of bliss, 15 

Hugged the offender, She, 130 
Huggins and Muggins, 78, 79 
Hum of human cities, The, 120 
Human breast, Springs eternal in the, 
77 

— creeds, That tangle, 30 

— hands, Wrought with, 30 

— nature's daily food, 30 

— offspring, True source of, 99 
— - race, Forget the, 37 

— reason, 145 

— soul take wing, 35 

— To err is, 47 

— To step aside is, 23 
Humanity, Imitated, 81 



Humanity, Sad m.isic of, 79 

— Suffering, sad, 118 
Humankind, May better, 34 

— The lords of, 141 
Humble, Be it ever so, 75 

— birth, His, 212 

— Wisdom is, 88 
Humbleness, Whispering, 16 
Humblest friends, Of, 32 
Humility is a virtue, 79 
Humility, Stillness and, 19 

— The pride that apes, 140 
Humphrey, Duke, 43 

Hundred isles, Throned on her, 180 

Hundredth Psalm, 79 

Hungry edge of appetite, The, 66 

— judges, The, 85 

Hunt in fields for wealth, 72 
Huntsman his pack, As a, 61 
Hurly-burly's done, When the, 112 
Hurt cannot be much, The, 79 

— thee, Why should I, 37_ 
Hurtles in the darkened air, 83 
Husband and a wife, Parting of a, 133 

— cools, Till a, 79 

— frae the wife, The, 29 

— Woman oweth to her, 43 
Husband's eye, In her, 79 
Husbandry, The edge of, 17 
Hushed in grim repose, 140 
Hut, Live in a, 100 

— That dear, 71 
Hydras, Gorgons and, 66 
Hyperion's curls, 67 
Hypocrisy is a sort of homage, 79 

— is the necessary burden, 79 
Hyrcian tiger, The, 33 



I am his Highness's dog, 41 

— come to bury Cassar, 48 

— do not love thee, 40 

— drink no more than a sponge, 

— had a dream, 42 

— maun crush thee, 32 
I'll not look for wine, 42 
Ice, As chaste as, 22 

— Thick-ribbed, 38 

— To smooth the, 49 

— To starve in, 70 
Idea, Young, 212 

Idiot, A tale told by an, 174 
Idle as a painted ship, 80 

— brain, Children <rf an, 42 

— hands, Mischief still for, 80 

— tears, 170 



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Idlenesu, Penalties of, 80 
Idler is a watch, An, 80 
Idolatries, Bowed to its, 205 
If is the only peacemaker, 80 
• — it were done, 41 
Ignoble use, Soiled with all, 63 
Ignorance is bliss, Where, 193 

— is the curse, 80 

— our comfort, From, 193 
Ignorantly read, 16 

HI got, Things, 80 

— blows the wind, 191 

— deeds, Means to do, 36 

— fares the land, 135 

— Good are better made by, 66 

— habits gather, 70 

— tidings tell themselves, 126 

— wind, It is an, 191 
Ills done by woman, 199 

— o' life, O'er a' the, 87 

— we have, Bear those, 173 
Illumine, What in me is dark, 187 
Illusion, For man's, 206 
Illustrious, Scarce less, 133 
Image of God in ebony, 126 

— of the Deity, True, 61 
Images and precious thoughts, 112 
Imagination all compact, Of, 80 

— boast, Can, 125 

— bodies forth, As, 103 

— for his facts, To his, 50 
Imagining, Less than horrible, 56 
Imitate the tiger, 19 

Imitated humanity, 81 
Imitation, Habit and, 70 

— is sincerest flattery, 81 
Immodest words, 203 
Immodesty, Ambition is the mind'! 

5 
Immoral, Not one, 121 
Immortal lame, Gives, 186 

— line, To their, 48 

— sea, That, 81 

— though no more, 68 

— verse, Married to, 180 
Immortality, Longing after, 81 
Impartial judge, An, 85 
Impeachment, The soft, 81 
Impearls on every leaf, 82 
Imperceptible water, In, 71 
Imperfections on my head, 31 
Imperial C;esar, dead, 21 
Lnpiety than Jeph+ua's, More, 129 
Important day, The, 33 
Importune, Too proud to, 139 
Imposes an oath, He that, 129 
Impotent conclusions, 59 
Emprison'd in the viewless winds, 3; 



Imprisonment, Penury an.:*, S6 
Improve each moment, 93 

— each shining hour, 13 

In discourse more sweet, 39 
Inactivity, Masterly, 81 
Inanimate, If aught, 69 
Inaudible and noiseless foot of tuna 

172 
Incense-breathing morn, 119 
Incensed. Have so, 205 
Inch, Give an, 81 
Inclined to, Sins they are, 159 
Incomparable oil, Macassar, 183 
Inconstancy falls off, 82 
Increase his store, To 128 
Ind, Wealth of, 82 
Indebted and discharged, 67 
Indemnity for the past, 82 
Independence, Lose our, 82 

— Thy spirit, 82 
Indestructible, Love is, 100 
Indian, Lo, the poor, 77 
Indolence begins, Where, 82 
Inebriate, Cheer but not, 189 
Infamous, Men the most, 52 
Infant, At first the, 164 
Infant crying in the night, 82 
Infected, All seems, 21? 
Infest the day, Cares that, 22 
Infidel, Now, 33 

Infinite deal of nothing, An, 129 

— jest, A f ellow of, 211 

Infirm and old, The minstrel was, 

117 
Infirmities, Bear his friend's, 61 
Infirmity of noble mind, That last, 

51 
Inglorious arts of peace, 135 
Ingratitude, As man's, 191 
Inhabit this bleak world, 73 
Inhumanity to man, 82 

— to man, Man's, 109 
Iniquity, The mystery of, 122 
Injure you, I ne'er could, 51 
Injured, Forgiveness to the, 59 
Injustice is corrupted, With, 144 
Ink, A small drop of, 202 
Inland far we be, though, 81 
Inn, As a huge, 205 

— Mine ease in mine, 44 

— Welcome at an, 82 
Innocence, Mirth and, 117 
Innocent, Keep pure, 82 
Innumerable as the stars, 82 
Inscription on my tomb, No, 17 
Insolence and wine, Flown with, 128 

— of office, The, 173 

Inspiring bold John Barleycorn, 11 



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255 



Instances, Modern, 164 
Instruments to plague us, 1S1 
Intellect, March of, S2 
Intense study, By labour and, 210 
Intent, On hospitable thoughts, 78 

— To prick the sides of my, 5 
Intentions, Good, S2 
Intercourse from soul to soul, 83 
Interest, I believe in, 141 
Interred with their bones, 48 
Intolerable deal of sack, 152 
Intrudes, Society where none, 138 
Invention, The mother of, 126 
Invisible soap, With, 71 
Ireland, Young, 212 

Iron bars a cage, 60 

— Cold, S3 

— Duke, 83 

— entered into his soul, 83 

— is hot, While the, 167 

— sharpeneth iron, 83 

— sheet, S3 
Ironsides, 83 

Island, A snug little, 83 

— God blessed the green, 45 
Isle, Emerald, 45 

Isles of Greece, The, 6S 

— Throned en her hundred, ISO 
Issues, To fine, 184 

Isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas, 

131 
Itch of disputing, The, 39 
Itching ears. Having, 44 

— palm, Condemned to have an, 133 
Ithuriel with his spear, 51 

Ivy green, The, 83 



Jack, Hails you Tom or, 61 

— iu the green, 83,84 

— Ketch, 16 

— Robinson, 150 

— The life of poor, 24 

— Yellow, 211 

Jackass, Riding on a little, 195 
Jade, Let the galled, 62 
Jar and fret, With, 100 
Jasper ? What's to be done, 206 
Jaundiced eye, To the, 211 
Jaws of darkness, The, 95 
Jealous confirmations, 84 

— in honour, 164 

— One not easily, 165 
Jealousy, Beware of, 84 

— Green with, 198 

— injustice, 200 



Jealousy was understood, Nor, 84 

Jeffrey go, To, 30 

Jehovah has triumphed, 172 

— Jove, or Lord, 55 
Jehu, Driving of, 84 
Jephtha's, More impiety than, 129 
Jeremy Diddler, 84 

Jest, A fellow of infinite, 211 

— A scornful, 84 

— and youthful jollity, 144 

— for ever, A good, 7 

— grows stale, The, 207 

— His whole wit in a, 115 

— Life is a, 93 

Jest's prosperity, A, 84 
Jests at scars, He, 154 

— To his memory for his, 50 
Jet, Rising from a sea of, 180 
Jew, A Daniel, 33 

— I thank thee, 202 

— This is the, S4 
Jewel, Like a rich, 12 

— of their souls, 123 

— in his head. Precious, 3 

— five words long, 143 

Jewels into a garret, Put her, 45 

— Unclasped her warmed, 177 

— Unvalued, 42 

Jhesus, That gentilman, 63 
Job, Poor as, 134 
John Barleycorn, 11 

— Chinaman, 25 

— Print it, 142 

Joint, The time is out of, 173 
Joke, A college, 84 

— Ever loves a, 84 

Jollity, Tipsy dance and, 148 

— Youthful, 84 

Jolly miller once, A, 116 

— place, A, 137 
Jonathan, Brother, 19 
Jones, Davy, 33 
Journeymen had made men, 81 
Jove, He would not flatter, 125 
Jove himself, The front of, 67 

— laughs at lovers' perjury, 99 

— or Lord, 55 

Jove's dread clamours, 53 
Jov, Cease every, 6 

— Eternal, 197 

— for ever, A, 12 

— for ever dwells, Where, 53 

— For promised, 154 

— is sorrow's brother, 23 

— is the sweet voice, 84 

— Now 'tis little, 147 

— The smooth current of domestio, 4] 

— therein I find, Perfect, 117 



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Joy, There's not a, 85 

— tonch of, 84 

— We wear a face of, 63 

— which warriors feel, 59 

— Withers at another's, 46 
J oy's delicious springs, 85 
Joys must flow. Our, 71 

, — we dote on, The, 6 
Judge, A competent, 85 

— An impartial, 85 

— Kindly to, 23 

— Use is the, 178 
Judges, The hungry, 85 
Judgment, Daniel come to, 33 

— thou art fled, 85 

— Wit and, 194 
Judgments, In our very, 85 

— With our, 85 
Juggling fiends, These, 41 
Julia, The lips of, 151 
Julia's lips do smile, 24 
Julius fell, The mightiest, 150 
Jumbo, Mumbo, 120, 121 
Jump the life to come, 41 
Jumping o'er times, 211 
June and September, 21 

— That's newly sprung in, 101 
Juno sings her blessings, 76 
Jury, 85 

— guiltier than him they try, 85 
Jurymen may dine, 85 

Just and fear not, Be, 101 

— and mighty is death, 35 

— are the ways, 187 

— His quarrel, 144 

— The gods are, 181 

— The memory of the, 112 
Justice, And then the, 164 

— be thy plea, Though, 114 

— Poetic, 85 

— There take, says. 85 
— Unwhipped of, 30 
Justifiable to men, 187 
Justify the means, End must, 45 

— the ways of God, 187 



Keen, discriminating sight, 15 

— To make our wits more, 3 
Keep me innocent, 82 
Keep on land, 155 

— the wind away, To, 21 

— watch for the life, 24 

— who can, They should 66 
Keeps the keys, Who, 38 
Ken of store, In, 34 



Kennin' wrang, Gang a, 23 

Kepen well thy tongue, 183 

Ketch, Jack, 86 

Kew, His Highness's dog at, 41 

Key, Bondman's, 16 

Keys of all the creeds, 36 

Kick . . . may kill, A, 86 

— me down stairs 1 Why did you, t(fi 
Kicked until they feeL 12 
Kidney, A man of my, 106 

Kill a cat, Care will 22 

— a good book, 17 

— Princes were privileged to, 47 

— Privileged to, 121 
Kin, Little more than, 86 

— The whole world, 125 
Kind as kings, 87 

— hearts are more than coronets, 68 

— Less than, 86 

— Only to be, 31 

— Requite the, 86 

— To her virtues very, 183 

— Wondrous, 86 

Kindly law, By Nature's, 24 

— to judge, 23 

Kindness and of love, Acts of, 2 

— In the way of, 198 

— Milk of human, 86 

— nobler than revenge, 86 
Kiss but in the cup, Leave a, 42 

— With trait'rous, 197 
Kisses bring again, My, 96 
King, A dish for a, 4 

— An anointed, 86 

— Cole, Old, 87 

— Cole, Venerable, 87 

— Doth hedge a, 87 

— Eat of a, 207 

— Every inch a, 86 

— God bless the, 86 

— Honour the, 56 

— I served my, 86 

— is but a man, The, 106 

— of France, The, 87 

— of shreds, 86 

— of terrors, 17 

— of the devils, 8 

— of the right line of Mary, 63 

— Our gracious, 86 

— Saul, the young, 153 

— Sovereign lord the, 86 

— grew vain, The, 12 

— Under which, 14 
Kingdom for a horse, 78 

— is, My mind to me a, 117 
King's, Every subject's duty is the, II 

— name, The, 123 

Kings, And meaner creatures, 77 



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257 



Kings are like stars, 87 

— can cause or cure, 41 

— forget that they are men, 47 

— have no such couch, 67 

— it makes gods, 77 

— Kind as, 87 

— may be blessed, 87 

— Of 'the death of, 34 

— Right divine of, 87 

— The breath of, 107 

— The right divine of, 149 

— This royal throne of, 46 

— will be tyrants, 87 

— would not play at, 186 
Kitten, Rather be a, 10 
Knave, A crafty, 87 

— How absolute the, 47 

— than fool, More, 156 
Knaves, Such honest, 189 
Knavish fool, A, 196 
Kneaded clod, A, 38 
Knee, A patient, 205 
Knees, Down upon his, 201 

— The weakest saint upon his, 153 
Knell, It is a, 87 

— of parting day, The, 31 
Knew, Should carry all he, 201 

— What before they, 177 

— what it were, If we, 49 
Knife, Even to the, 186 
Knight, Make a belted, 107 
Knit, Annot, 204 

Knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, 

160 
Knock as you please, 195 
■ — down argument, A, 7 

— When you, 194 

Knocks, Apostolic blows and, 40 
Knolling a departed friend, 126 
Knots that tangle human creeds, 30 
Know ere long, Thou shalt, 56 

— full well, I, 40 

— me, Not to, 87 

— me well, It came to, 25 

— not what's resisted, 41 

— not where, Go we, 38 

— the world, To, 206 

— thee not, Who, 203 

— then thyself, 108 

— what we are, We, 187 

— ye the land, 89 

Knowing what they do. Not, 113 
Knowledge, All our, 183 
~ comes, 87 

— grow from more, Let, 88 

— Half our, 87 

— is of things, 88 

— the wing, 80 



Knows her Bible true, 14 
— his own child, That, 55 
Kosciusko fell, A b, 77 



Labour and intense study, By, 810 

— in his vocation, To, 184 

— Loves, 88 

Labour physics pain, 88 
Labour's bath, Sore, 160 

— Wide as the earth, 88 
Laboured nothings, Such, 168 
Labours, The line too, 209 
Lack-lustre eye, 205 

Lack of future, Dull, 211 
Lacky her, Angels, 23 
Lad, Sighed and blessed the, 193 
Ladder, Young ambition's, 5 
Ladies, Intellectual, S8 

— Sigh no more, 113 
Lads, Golden, 89 

Lady doth protest, The, 142 

— Ne'er won fair, 50 
Lake poets S9 

— school, 89 
Lakers, 89 

Lamb, One dead, 35 

— The shorn, 89 

Lambs, Their spiritual, 196 
Lame and impotent conclusion, 59 
Lamp, The waning, 207 
Lamps shone, Bright the, 148 
Land flowing with milk, 89 

— Keep on, 155 

— Know ye the, 89 

— Native, 124 

— o' Cakes, 89 

— of brown heath, 21 

— of a /ery land the pride, 89 

— of Nod, 89 

— of the mountain, 21 

— The charter of her, 19 

— There's the, 24 

— To the sunless, 168 

— where sorrow is unknown, 1 61 
Landing on some silent shore, 38 
Landlady and Tarn, The, 67 
Lands, Envy of less happier, 46 
Landscape, Across the level, 48 
Lang syne, Days of, 2 
Language but a cry, No, 82 

— Nature's end of, 163 
Languor smile. Make, 4 
Lap, Low in glory's, 63 

— me in soft Lydian airs, 180 

— of earth, Upon the, 212 



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Lapland night, Lovely as a, 3 
Large discourse, 39 

— utterance, 178 

— was his bounty, 17 
Largest congregation, The, 37 
Lark at heaven's gate, 90 

— Hatch a, 90 

— more blithe than he, No, 116 
Lark's nest, Near the, 32 
Larks, Hoped to catch, 149 
Lash the rascals naked, 145 

— the sounding shore, 209 
Lass, Drink to the, 105 
Lasses, She made the, 90 
Last at his cross, 197 

— in love, 90 

— scene of all, 165 

— word, Life's, 34 

— words of Marmion, 23 
Late and soon, 206 

' — reward, A, 36 

— than never, Better, 90 
Latin bold, In Greek and, 190 

— was no more difncle, 68 
Laugh, An atheist's, 9 

— at any mortal thing, 90 

— is worth, A, 90 

— that win, They, 90 

— The loud, 117 

— when we meet, 125 

— Who but must, 8 

Laughing wild amid severest woe, 104 
Laughter for a month, 7 

— holding bobh his sides, 164 

— Present, 117 

Law, a sort of hocus-pocuii science, 
91 

— and rule of speech, 178 

— By Nature's kindly, 24 

— ends, Where, 91 

— is a bottomless pit, 90 

— Order is heaven's first, 132 

— Quillets of the, 90 

— that is not reason, 90 

— there can be, Of, 90 

— Truly kept the, 90 
Law's delay, The, 173 
Lawfully, All that he can, 91 
Laws and ballads, 10 

■ — and learning, 211 

— Gave his little senate, 57 

— grind the poor, 90 

— Seven hours to, 78 
Lawyers, Between two, 91 
Lay down in her loveliness, 96 

— like a wa.rrior, He, 42 

— My simple, 135 

— not that flattering unction, 111 



Lay on, Macduff. 91 

Lays the shepherd's crook, 100 

Lea, Slowly o'er the, 31 

Leads on to fortune, 172 

Leaf, Days are in the yellow, 8 1 

— Palls with the, 13 

— The yellow, 155 

— A new, 91 

Lean and slippered pantaloon, 164 

— unwashed artificer, l^S 
Leaned to virtue's side, Failings, M 
Leap into the dark, 33 

— Look ere you, 97 
Leap-year doth combine, 21 
Learn and inwardly digest, 145 

— in suffering, They, 210 

— of the little nautilus, 125 

— We live and, 97 
Learned reflect, The, 177 
Learning, A little, 91 

— A progeny of, 91 

— hath gained most, 16 

— is like mercury, 91 

— to misquote, Enough, 30 

— Whence is thy, 115 

— will be cast into the mire, 120 
Leather or prunello, 208 

— Spanish or neat's, 12 

— Through faithless, 141 
Leave behind, Hearts we, 38 

— not a rack behind, 148 

— till to-morrow, Never, 142 
Leaves fall, When great, 192 

— Getteth short of, 16 

— have their time, 35 

— his father's field, He, 18 

— of the forest, 91 

— on trees, Like, 108 

— the world to darkness, 31 

— Thick as autumnal, 91 

— Words are like, 203 
Leaving life, 35 

Led by my hand, 180 

— like a victim, 181 

Leer, Assent with civil, 139 
Lees, Judge the liquor from the, 9(1 
Left blooming alone, 151 
Leg ? Can honor set to a, 76 
Legacy is so rich, No, 76 
Leisure, Repent at, 09 

— We may repent at, 111 
Lend me your ears, 48 

— us thine aid, 19 
Lender, Borrower nor a, 17 

— Servant to his, 91 

Lends enchantment, Distance, 40 
Length along, Its slow, 91 
Lengthen, Our wishes, 193 



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239 



Less, Beaut: folly, 57 

— is always to be chosen, The, 48 

— than kind, 86 
Let dogs delight, 41 

— Hercules himself, 41 

— Newton be, 127 

— the toast pass, 105 

— unfurnished, To be, 72 

— us do or die, 91 
Let tins 1 dare, 33 
Level gray, In the, 211 
Levels all ranks, Love. 100 
lexicon of youth, In the, 50 
Iiiar of the first magnitude, 91 

— Truth silences the, 91 
Liars, All men are, 113 
Libel, The greater the, 92 
Liberty, Crust of bread and, 92 

— Enjoy such, 10 

— Give me, 92 

— how many crimes, 92 

— Must have, 92 

— That roars for, 92 

— The tree of, 92 

— When they cry, 92 

— Virtuous, 92 
Liberty's in every blow, 92 

— war, 92 
Library, My, 92 
License they mean, 92 
Licentious breath, With, 206 

Lie abroad for the commonwealth, 
To, 5 

— Among the dead men let him, 72 

— at the proud foot, 46 

— Credit his own, 92 

— gently on their aged bones, 44 

— Give the world the, 162 

— heavy on him, earth, 44 

— in cold obstruction, 38 

— Must give the, 213 . 

— Some, 92 

— What is a, 92 

— What is weak must, 92 
Liege of all loiterers, 31 
Lies like truth, That, 47 

— our sovereign lord. Here, 86 

— a-dying, The old year, 210 

— the head, Uneasy, 31 

— to hide it, 55 
Life, A man's, 93 

— a walking shadow, 93 

— All the voyage of their, 172 

— An evening to, 22 

— Best portion of a good man's, 2 

— Blandishments of, 29 

— blood of a master-spit it, 17 

— but an empty dream, 94 



Life, Death of each day's, 160 

— Dost thou love, 172 

— elysian, Suburb of the, 35 

— every man holds dear, 76 

— exempt from public haunt, 3 

— how pleasant, 94 

— In daily, 92 

— in every limb, 24 

— In the midst of, 94 

— is a shuttle, 93 

— is as tedious, 93 

— is done, My, 76 

— is in decrease, 14 

— is in the right. Whose, 94 

— is rounded with a sleep, 148 

— is thornj', 61 

— like a dome, 93 

— Like a thing of, 187 

— may be prolonged, 112 

— may fail, No, 193 

— More precious dear than, 1Q 

— Most loathed worldly, 36 

— Nor love they, 94 

— Nothing in his, 35 

— of mortal breath, 35 

— of poor Jack, The, 24 

— Passing on the prisoner's, 85 

— Sequestered vale of, 171 

— Sign of evil, 34 

— Slits the thin-spun, 51 

— The crown of, 34 

— The love of, 93 

— The staff of, 19 

— The story of my, 55 

— The sunset of, 48 

— The very spice of, 179 

— The web of our, 94 

— to come, In a, 77 

— to come, Jump the, 41 

— To live would not be, 34 

— upon a cast, Set my, 94 

— was in the right, His, 51 

— we've been long, 93 

— When I consider, 94 

— While there is, 77 

— with shame, 184 
Life's a jest, 93 

— a short summer, 93 

— but a means, 93 

— but a walking shadow, 174 

— enchanted cup, 211 

— fitful fever, 93 

— last word, 34 

— poor play \s o'er, 24 

— tale, 94 

— vast ocean, 94 
Light a catise, How, 40 

— A dim religious, 193 



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Light, And aU was, 127 

— and my sun, My, 7 

— as air, Trifles, 84 

■ — As if they feared the, 56 

— fantastic toe, On the, 164 

— From those flames no, 33 

— Gospel, 95 

— Hail, holy, 95 

— heart, A, 95 

■ — His celestial rods of, 48 

— Leads up to, 95 

— Lets in new, 75 

— Love and, 67 

— if Hope, Leave the, 6 

— of other days, The, 127 

— Sweetness and, 168 

— That exclude the, 191 

— that led astray, 95 

— that lies, The, 198 

— that never was on land 95 

— them for themselves, Not, 184 

— Unveil'd her peerless, 48 

— within his breast, 95 
Lightly draws its breath, 24 
Lightning, Brief as the, 9o 
Lights, A meeting of gentle, 5o 

— that do mislead the morn, 96 
Like a colossus, 28 

— Aaron's serpent, 134 

— the poor cat, 33 

— you and me, 40 
Likewise, Do thou, 95 
Lilies, Roses and white, 24 
Lily, To paint the, 49 
Limb, Life in every, 24 

— Vigour from the, 211 
Limbo, 95 

Limbs composed, Decent, 34 

— Her gentle, 96 

— of wit, The, 19 

Line, Lives along the, 163 

— stretch out, Will the, 96 

— The full responding, 43 
- — To their immortal, 48 

— too labours, The, 209 

— We carved not a, 42 

■ — which dying, One, 121 

Linen you're wearing out, Not, £6 

Lines are fallen unto me, 90 

— Desert of a thousand, 159 
Lingering dew-drop, The, 32 
Linked sweetness long drawn out, 180 
Lion in his den, The, 12 

■ — needs but roar, 92 
Lions growl and fight, 41 

— Of roaring, 52 

Lips away, Take those, 96 

— do smile, Julia's, 24 



Lips of Julia, The, 151 
Liquor for boys, 1 8 

— Judge the, 96 

Liquors, Hot and rebellious, 98 
Lisped in numbers, I, 129 
List, list, O list, 163 

— of friends, My, 62 
Listeth, Bloweth where it, 191 
Little busy bee, The, 13 

— candle, That, 36 

— cherub, A sweet, 24 

— Heads sometimes so, 72 

— Love me, 100 

— Man wants but, 109 

— more than kin, A, 86 

— ones, Great ones eat up the, 5 r » 

— round fat oily man of God, 106 

— said, 96 

— She gives but, 206 

— things, 96 

Live, A power to, 34 

— alone, To, 5 

— and learn, 97 

— And wrote to, 209 

— fools, Men may, 113 

— For which we bear to, 71 

— in deeds, 97 

— in hearts, To, 38 

— in peace, 85 

— in pleasure, I, 96 

— long, Do never, 193 

— So, 96 

— Some saying that may, 34 

— Taught age to, 212 

— Thus let me, 97 

— to please, We that, 96 

— together, Cannot, 3 

— well, What thou liv'st, 94 

— while you live, 96 

— without 'em, Cannot, 200 

— would not be life, To, 34 
Lived to-day, I have, 174 

— to write, I, 209 
Livelier playthings, Some, 24 
Lively to severe, From, 67 
Liveried angels, A thousand, 23 
Livery, In her sober, 48 

— of the court of heaven, The, i J6 
Lives, All that, 3S 

— as they desire, Who, 120 

— Human creatures', 96 

— long, A light heart, 95 

— more faith, There, 41 

— of great men, 97 

— Threads of our two, 7 
Living a rover, 20 

— dead man, A, 107 

— Greece no more. 68 



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Living. Mother of all, 119 

LGai Laid many a heavy. 4-1 

Loads of learned lumber, 16 

Loan oft loses, 17 

Loathed worldly life, 36 

Local habitation and a name, A, 80 

Locked up in steel, 144 

Locks, Thy gory. 97 

Lodge in some vast wilderness, 97 

Lodgings in a head. Take, 72 

Loftiness of thought, In, 116 

Loiterers, Liege of all, 31 

London Bridge, Broken arch of, 127 

Lonelv pleasure, A, 16 

— 'Twas so, 97 
Long drawn aisle, 4 

— drawn out, Sweetness, 180 

— is the way, 95 

— It shan't "be. 161 

— Love me, 100 

— Lovers' hours are, 103 

— majestic march, The, 43 
• — Sometimes so. 72 

— spoon, He must have a, 37 
Longing after immortality, 81 

— and yet afraid to die, 118 

— lingering look. One, 97 
Look a gift horse, Never, 78 

— behind, One lingering, 97 

— brighter when we come, 75 

— drew audience, His, 8 

— ere you leap, 97 

— for wine, I'll not, 42 

— here, upon this picture, 136 

— what is done, 134 
Looked, .Sighed and, 158 

— unutterable things. 97 
Looking before and after, 39 
Looks, Clear your, 16 

— Her modest. '.'7 

— Invites you by his, 194 

— kUl love, 98 

— Puts on his pretty, 69 

— the whole world in the face, 132 

— With despatchful, 78 

— Woman's, 197 
Looming bastion, A H 
Loopholes of retreat, The, 148 
Lord directeth his steps, The, 109 

— Harry, 98 

— Jehovah, Jove, or, 55 

— Let a, 98 

— of folded arms, 31 

— of himself, 98 

— of the fowl and the brute, 118 

— of the lion heart., 82 

Lord's anointed temple, The, 28- 
Lords of hell, Procuress to the, 65 



Lords of humankind, The, 141 

— of ladies intellectual, 88 

— Whose parents were, 52 
Lore, Gives me mystical, 48 

— Skilled in gestic, 4 
Lose mine honour, If I, 76 

— the good, Make us, 41 
Losing all its grossness, 181 

— rendered sager, By, 185 
Loss is common. That, 98 
Loss of the sun, For the, 38 

— of time, 1 3 

— of wealth. The, 188 
Lost a dav, I've, 33 

— battle, 'A, 11 

— Books which the printers hare, l€ 

— but 'gone before, Not, 65 

— Eyesight, 15 

— Have loved and, 72 

— in the sweets, 16S 

— Loved and, 9S 

— Praising what is, 98 

— That deliberates is, 198 

— That nothing be, 60 

— the breed of noble bloods, 21 

— their reason. Men have, 85 

— What though the field be, 98 

— Whatsoever thing is, 98 
Lothario, The gav. 98 
Lour, The front of battle, 33 
Love a bright particular star, 100 

— Acts of kindness and of, 2 

— Alas ! for, 44 

— All she loves is, 100 

— amiss. To, 99 

— and light, 67 

— begins to sicken, 102 

— Bond of amity and, 47 

— Burns with one, 62 

— but one day, 34 

— can die, Who tells us, 102 

— can hope, 101 

— can scarce deserve, Their, 27 

— Crossed in, 99 

— endures no tie, 99 

— Everlasting, 197 

— Finished ever}- feast of, 54 

— Freedom in my, 60 

— Fruits of, 34 

— Hail, wedded, 99 

— He spake of, 99 

— I could not, 99 

— I most these ft oi ires, 32 

— in a hut, 100 

— In, 198 

— in the beginning, 99 

— is a boy, 150 

— is blind, 99 



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Love is, A dinner of herbs where, 74 

— is hurt, 100 

— is indestructible, 100 

— is loveliest, 102 

— is not love, 100 

-- is strong as death, 100 

— - is sweet, 954 

— labour, 88 

— least, They, 101 

— like death, 100 
■ - Looks kill, 98 

— Man's, 101 

— me little, 100 

— Ne rer doubt L 99 

— .Never told her, 101 

— Net least in, 90 

— not man the less, L, 138 

— now, Let those, 100 

— O fire, 101 

— of grace, For, 111 

— of life, 93 

— of money, The, 118 

— of praise, The, 140 

— of women, 101 

— on earth, The mood of, 98 

— once pleads, When, 198 

— Pangs of despised, 173 

— Pity melts the mind to, 136 

— Poets are all who, 138 

— rhymes, Regent of, 31 

— rules the court, 109 

— Seals of, 90 

— Silence in, 102 

— Soft eyes looked, 148 

— sought is good, 101 

— Tell, 213 

— Tender charm of, 32 

— that tempts us into sin, 108 

— The affairs of, 99 

— The course of true, 99 

— the food, Of, 160 

— The revolution of, 102 

— The truth of truths is, 138 

— the offender, 130 

— thee, Doctor Fell, 40 

— thee. I do, 99 

— though oft to agony distressed, 101 

— Thoughts of. 100 

— thv life. Nor, 94 

— thyself last, 101 

— To dissemble your, 101 

— to hatred turned, 99 
- too much, Who, 102 

— True, 102 

— - what's love, 101 

— Whom the gods, 211 

— Wroth with one we, 61 

Love's like a red, red rose, My, 101 



Love's young dream, 99 

Loved and lost, Better to have, 98 

— and still loves, 65 

— but as freemen love, 116 

— I never, 25 

— I not honour more, 99 

— in vain, We, 53 

— me, Her father, 55 

— not wisely but too woll, 165 

— Rome more, L 21 

— sae kindly, 102 

— the world, I have not, 205 

— Who ever, 102 

Loveliness . . . adorned the most, 109 

— increases, Its, 12 

— Lay down in her, 96 

— of perfect deeds, 30 

— The majesty of, 15 
Lovely as a Lapland night, 3 

— mould, Alloy of thy most, 141 

— Virtue in her shape how, 66 
Lover, all as frantic, The, 80 

— Repentance to her, 199 

— sighing like furnace, The, 164 
Lover's eyes, A, 103 

— hell, The injured, 84 
Lovers happy, Make two, 103 

— of virtue, All that are, 6 
Lovers' hours, 102 

— perjury, Jove laughs at, 99 

— vows, The hour when, 78 
Loves a joke, Dulness ever, 84 

— Suspects, yet strongly, 41 
Loveth at all times, 61 

— gold in special, He, 65 
Low decree, Curs of, 40 

— Gentle and, 184 

— in glory's lap, 63 

— What is, 187 
Lowers, The morning, 33 
Lowest of yon throng, The, 87 
Lowing herd winds slowly, 31 
Lowliness . . . ambition's laddei, 5 
Lowly born, To be, 103 

Lucifer, He falls like, 139 
Luck, May have better, 208 
Lumber, Loads of learned, 16 
Luminous cloud, Joy, the, 84 
Luna sails. Green, 119 
Lunatic, The, 80 
Lust, It is but, 213 

— of gold, Narrowing, 14 
Lustre see, Ne'er could any, 108 
Luther sang, Music that 79 
Luxury, All their, 103 

— It was a, 103 

— of doing good, 65 

— of woe, The, 196 



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263 



Luxury, Thou curst, 103 
Lydian airs, In soft, 180 
Lying still, That mighty heart is, 22 
Lyre, Each mode of the, 103 
- Wake the full, 1S5 



M 



Mab, Queen, 104 

— The mistiess tairy, 104 
Macassar, Incomparable oil, 183 
Macduff, Lay on, 91 
MacGregor, My name is, 59 
Mad, A pleasure in being, 104 

— An undevout astronomer is, 9 

— Men run, 209 

— Prose run, 138 

— Some believed him, 193 

— That he is, 104 

— The dog . . . went, 40 

— world, A, 204 
Madam, a day may sink, 33 
Maddest, merriest day. The, 144 
Made them all, My father, 55 

— to mourn, Man was, 108 

— Wonderfully 104 
Madness in the brain, Like, 61 

— Moody, 104 

— Moon-struck, 112 

— near allied, To, 195 

— of many. The, 133 
— Though this be, 105 

— to defer, 'Tis, 174 

— would gambol from, Which, 111 
Maga, 105 

Maggots, Fat ourselves for, 207 
Magic of a name, The, 123 
Magnificently stern array, 11 
Magog, Gog and, 64 
Mahomet will go to the hill, 105 
Maid of Athens, 105 
Maiden, A simple, 105 

— meditation, In, 112 

— of bashful fifteen, 105 
Maidens, like moths, 105 
Maids are May, 105 

— of thirteen, 52 

— who love the moon, 137 
Main chance, A care o' th' 105 

— chance, The, 105 

• - Skims aloug the, 209 

— The azure, 19 

— The melancholy, 105 
Maintain, Dare, 166 
Majestic march, The long, 43 

- silence, 10 

- though in ruin, 8 



Majestic world, The s-|,artof the, 170 
Majesty of loveliness, 13 

— Rising in clouded, 48 

— The next in, 116 

— This earth of, 46 

Make a virtue of necessity, 126 

— the learned smile, 16 

Makes countless thousands mourn, SS 

— ill deeds done, 36 
Making night hideous, 119 
Malaprop, Mrs., 105, 1*06 
Malcontents, Liege of all, 31 
Malice, Set down aught in, 165 
Mall, Pall, 133 

Mammon, the least erected spirit, 106 

— wins his way, 105 
Man, A better, 108 

— A blind, 15 

— A brave, 106 

— A falling, 109 

— a flower, 93 

— A living dead, 107 

— A nice, 107 

— A noticeable, 107 

— A well-favoured, 110 

— A wiser, 107 

— A young, 212 

— Adam, the goodliest, 2 

— after his own heart, A, 106 

— Against every, 71 

— All that was pleasant in, 1 

— ... always to be blest, 77 

— An ambassador is an honest, 5 

— An honest, 1 07 

— arrayed for mutual slaughter, 108 

— as I am, A, 106 

— at time of death, 34 

— been done, What has by, 106 

— before thy mother, A, 109 

— Childhood shows the, 24 

— delights not me, 108 

— Diapason closing full in, 72 

— do, What can an old, 110 

— eloquent, That old, 109 

— Father of the, 24 

— Give the world assurance of a, 67 

— He was a, 108 

— ... most impotent passion, 6 

— hi the moon, 110 

— In wit a, 194 

— is a two-legged animal, 108 

— is an animal, 109 

— is his own star, 109 

— is one world, 109 

— Let him pass for a, 108 

— made the town, 64 

— ruarks the earth with ruin, ISP 

— May become a, 33 



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Man, more sinned against, 108 

— must play a part, 205 

— of God, Oily, 106 

— of morals, 110 

— of my kidney, A, 106 

— of pains, A, 137 

— of pleasure, A, 137 

— of Ross, 151 

— nf straw, 110 

— of the east, Sick, 158 

— of the sea, Old, 131 

— of wisdom, The, 192 

— proposes, 109 

— proud man, 107 

— Rights of, 149 

— so various, A, 106 

— Strive still to be a, 109 

— Study of mankind is, 138 

— Such master, such, 111 

— Teach you more of, 49 

— that hath no music, The, 122 

— that is not passion's slave, That, 107 

— The dog ... bit the, 40 

— The good great, 67 

— the hermit, sighed-, 198 

— The highest style of, 25 

— The king is but a, 87 

— the less, I love not, 138 

— The lesser, 199 

— The mildest-mannered, 108 

— The race of, 108 

— The state of, 53 

— There lived a, 109 

— This scene of, 107 

— This was a, 108 

— Thou art the, 109 

— thou pendulum, 109 

— to all the country dear, A, 109 
- To temper, 197 

— wants but little, 109 

— was made to mourn, 108 

— What a piece of work is a, 110 

— Where he dies for, 38 

— Worth makes the, 208 
Man's first disobedience, 109 

— heart deviseth, 109 

— inhumanity to man, 82 

— love, 101 

— own conscience, A, 28 

— poison, One, 138 

— the gowd, A, 145 

— true touchstone, 21 
Hane, The ocean's, 130 
Mankind, Dictators to, 9 

— In the cause of, 30 

— What was meant for, 33 
Manly grace, By, 192 
Manner born, To the, 31 



Manners gentle, Of, 194 

— living as they rise, 125 

— Men's evil, 110 

— must adorn, 88 
Mantle, Her silver, 48 

— large and broad, A, 147 
Marathon, Mountains look on, 68 
Marble, Never mark the, 26 
March nearer home, Day's, 15 

— of intellect, The, 82 

— The long majestic, 43 
Marches, Beating funeral, 8 

— Our dreadful, 89 
Margin, A meadow of, 171 
Mariners of England, 111 

Mark Antony the world, Lost, 199 

— Have always been my, 111 

— learn, and inwardly digest, 145 

— the archer little meant, 157 

— the marble, 26 

Marked him for her own, 212 
Marmion, The last words of, 23 
Marred, A man that's, 111 
Marriage bell. Merry as a, 148 

— blessing, Honour, riches, 76 

— Hastv, 111 

— of true minds, The, 100 
Marriages are happy, So few, 111 
Married, A young man, 111 

— in haste, 69 

— to immortal verse, 180 
Mars, An eye like, 67 

— This seat of, 46 
Mart, Thy ever busy, 207 
Martial cloak, With his, 42 
Martyr, Makes the, 111 
Martyrdom of Fame, The, 52 
Martyred, Not to be, 111 
Martyrs, The blood of the, 111 

— The noble army of, 12S 
Marvellous boy, The, 23 

Mary, King of the right line of, 68 
Marybuds, Winking, 90 
Masquerade, The truth in, 92 
Mass, By the, 24 
Mast, Bends the gallant, 157 
Master a grief, 69 

— Brook, 171 

— of all, And was, 103 

— Such, 111 

— passion, Hence one, 134 
Masterpiece, Confusion's, 28 

— Nature's chief, 209 
Master-spirit, Life-blood of a, 17 
Masters, Mad world, my, 204 

— of their fates, 28 

Matter, he that repeateth a, 111 
Matter, There was no, 11 1 



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265 



Blatter, will re- word, I the, 111 
Matters at worst, 203 
Maxim in the schools, An old, 58 
May, Maids are, 105 

— morn of his youth, 218 

— Queen of the, 144 
Maze, A mighty, 107 

— Through the mirthful, 4 
Mazes lost. In wandering, 39 
Meadow of margin, A, 171 
Meadows trim, 31 

Meander through a meadow, 171 
Meaner creatures kings, 77 
Meanest of mankind, 10 
Meaning, Blunders round about a, 138 
Means, End must justify the, 45 

— to do ill deeds, 36 
Meant, More is, 111 

Measure, Never gives without, 125 
Measured by my soul, 117 
Measures, Delightful, 39 

— not men. 111 

— Not men, but, 111 

Meat, Both mouth and the, 111 

— Egg is full of, 144 

— God send, 112 

— or drink, Another's, 181 

— Upon what, 21 
Med'cinable gum, 165 
Meddles with cold iron, That, 83 
Mede, Flowers in the, 32 
Medes and Persians, The, 112 
Medicine, By, 112 

— Doeth good like a, 115 

— Miserable have no other, 77 
Meditation, In maiden, 112 
Meek, Borne his faculties so, 183 
Meet again. When shall we three, 112 

— Nurse for a poetic child, 21 

— When flatterers, 57 
Meeting the good, 69 
Meetings, Changed to merry, 39 
Melancholy, Its chord in, 112 

— main, The, 105 

— marked him, 212 

— Moping, 112 

— Only, 112 

— Most, 123 

— Slow, 147 

Mellow, Goes to bed, 13 
Melody, My love's like the, 101 
Melt, Too solid flesh would, 58 
Melted into air, 148 
Melting mood, Unused to the, 165 
Melts the mind to love, Pity, 136 
Memories, Pyramids set off his, 52 
Memory brings the light, Fond, 127 

— for his jests, 50 

12 



Memory holds a seat, 113 

— How sweet their, 78 

— Mv name and, 123 

— of "the just, 112 

— of the man, To the, 57 

— Pluck from the, 116 

— Son of, 157 

— The silent shore of, 113 

— the warder, 112 

Men about me that are fat, 113 

— are April, 201 

— are but children, 113 

— are liars, All, 113 

— are sport of circumstances, 118 

— Best, 56 

— betray, Finds that, 199 

— but measures, Not, 111 

— callen daisies, 32 

— dare do, What, 113 

— decay, Where, 135 

— Deeds are, 204 

— do, The evil that, 48 

— have their price, 113 

— in rage, 6 

— Its greatest, 113 

— Kings forget that they are, 47 

— may live fools, 113 

— may rise on stepping-stones, 113 

— Measures not, 111 

— must endure, 35 

— must work, 200 

— Nature's journeymen had made, 82 

— of higher stature, 17 

— Port for, 18 

— ready booted and spurred, 113 

— run mad, 209 

— Shadows of us, 200 

— Shame to, 113 

— to business, Some, 197 

— Speak to, 34 

— Tall, 45 

— that fishes gnawed upon, 42 

— The best of, 63 

— The most infamous, 53 

— the rambling passengers, 205 

— think all men mortal, 112 

— This happy breed of, 46 

— are widened, Thoughts of, 4 

— Want of books and, 185 

— were deceivers, 113 

— who their duties know, 166 

— would be angels, 141 

Men's daughters, Words are, 20* 

— evil manners, 110 

— eyes, O'erwhelm them to, 36 
Mend, Are sure to, 20S 

— Work for men to, 72 

— You may change and, 203 



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Mended, Sdonest, 96 
Mends their morals, It, 213 
Menial, A pampered, 113 
Mentioned not at all, 52 
Mentions hell, Never, 74 
Merchants are princes, Whose, 141 
Mercury, A station like the herald, 67 

— Learning is like, 91 

— The words of, 203 
Mercy, A God all, 114 

— Greatest attribute is, 114 

— I to others show, That, 114 

— shown, Have, 114 

— Sin so much as, 114 

— So good a grace as, 114 

— Sweet, 114 

— The gates of, 114 

— I he quality of, 114 

— Who will not, 114 
Merit as its shade pursue, 46 

— raised, By, 153 

— Sense of your great, 61 
Merits, Of their own, 115 

— to disclose, His, 115 
Mermaid, Done at the, 115 
Merrier, More the, 119 
Merriment, Your flashes of, 211 
Merry, A fool to make me, 49 

— Andrew, 115 

— as a marriage bell, 148 

— heart, A, 15, 72 

— T am never, 121 

— in hall, 'Tis, 115 

— Let's be, 22 

— meetings, Changed to, 39 

— old soul, A, 87 

— spring-time, 141 

Met me in an evil hour, 32 
Metaphysic wit, High as, 189 
Method in it, Yet there's, 105 

— of making a fortune, The, 139 
Meteor, Shone like a, 46 

Metre ballad-mongers, 10 
Mew, Cry, 10 
Mewling and puking, 164 
Mice and men, Schemes of, 154 

— and rats, 115 

— Like little, 56 

Mid pleasures and palaces, 75 
Midnight dances, To, 195 

— oil, 115 

■ — shout and revelry, 148 
Midway leaves the storm, 27 
Midwife, The fairies', 104 
Might have been, It, 202 
Mightie death, 35 
Mightier than the sword, 135 
Mightiest in the mightiest, 114 



Mighty dead, The, 34 

— enterprises, 213 

— fallen, How are the, 1 15 

— heart is lying still, 22 

— Shrine of the, 158 

Mildest mannered man, The, 108 

Mildness, Ethereal, 104 

Miles asunder, Many, 181 

Milk and honey. Plowing with, 89 

— and water, Oh, 117 

— of human kindness, The, 125 

— of Paradise, The, 76 
Milkmaid, I would I were a, 115 
Milky way, Par as the, 53 

— way i' the sky, 50 
Miller, A jolly, 116 

— Hackneyed jokes from, 30 
Millers thin, Two, 16 
Million, Please not the, 137 
Millions a hero, 121 

— of mischiefs, 79 

— of spiritual creatures, 164 
Mills of God, The, 116 

Millstone and the human heart, A, 73 
Milton held, Morals hold which, 60 

— Some mute inglorious, 71 

— The divine, 116 
Mind, A grateful, 67 

— A dagger of the, 32 

— Base, ignoble, 1 16 

— Change amuses the, 23 

— diseased, A, 116 

— Farewell the tranquil, 53 

— from the body's purity, The, 26 

— Had you in your, 169 

— Narrowed his, 133 

— Nature's first great title, 1 16 

— not to be changed, 116 

— of man, Anger . . . the, 6 

— Out of, 117 

— Persuaded in his, 135 

— quite vacant, A, 147 

— Spoke the vacant, 117 

— Steal fire from the, 211 

— that makes the body rich, 116 

— The noblest, 29 

— the pain, Never, 213 

— To conceal the, 163 

— to me a kingdom is, My, 117 

— to me an empire is, My, 117 

— What a noble, 117 

— Whose untutored, 77 

— Windows of her, 292 

Mind's immodestv, Ambition in u. 4, 8 

— the standard, The, 117 

— construction, The, 50 
Minds, Admiration of weak, 12 

— ... craving for their food, 16 



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267 



Minds, innocent and quiet, 60 

— Productive of the greatest, 21 
Mine, Faery of the, 1 82 
Mingle may, You that, 164 
Minister, For my, 37 

— to a mind diseased, 116 
Ministering angel, A, 197 
Ministers of grace, defend us, 6 
Minnows, A Triton among the, 175 
Minstrel, Ring the fuller, 13 

— was infirm, The, 117 

Minute, Chops and changes every, 

205 
Minutes, What damned, 41 
Mirror, Behaviour is a, 13 

— The truest, 79 

— Thou glorious, 130 

— up to nature, Hold the, 125 
Mirth and fun grew fast, 117 

— and innocence, 117 

— can into folly glide, 117 

— Displaced the, 39 

— Prepare for, 117 

— Present, 117 

Mirthful maze, Through the, 4 
Misapplied, Viitue, 131 
Mischief, Satan finds some, 80 
Mischiefs, Millions of, 79 
Miserable have no other medicine, 77 
Miseries, Bound in, 172 
Misery acquaints a man, 118 

— He gave to, 17 

— Riches point to, 188 

— Steeled in, 118 

— The mother of, 82 
Misery's darkest cavern, In, 117 
Misfortunes, Bear another's, 25 
Misquote, Enough of learning to, 30 
Miss, Nature cannot, 125 

Mist is dispelled, The, 197 
Mr. Burke, Ditto to, 40 

— Fudge, 62 
Mistress fairy, The, 104 

— Malaprop, 105, 106 

— So court a, 200 

— such Nan, Such, 111 
Mistress' eyebrow, His, 164 
Mists collect, The, 64 

Misty mountain tops, On the, 127 
Mixtures of more happy days, 117 
Moan, Sea-like we, 155 
Moat defensive to a house, 46 
Mock the meat, That doth, 84 
Mockery of woe, 195 

— Unreal, 156 

Model of the barren earth, 34 
Moderation is the silken string, 118 
Modern instances, 164 



Modest crhnson-tipp'd flow'r, 33 

— men are dumb, 115 

— stillness and humility, 19 
Modesty of nature, O'erstep not the, 

Mole in earth, Like a, 113 
Moles, Cast to the, 118 
Moment, Improve each, 93 
Moments make the years, 175 
Monarch, A merry, 118 

— of all I survey, 118 
Monarchies, The weight of mightiest 

8 
Monarchy, Trappings of a, 118 
Monday, Black, 15 

— Saturday and, 34 
Money, Get, 118 

— Love of, 118 

— of fools, The, 202 
Mongers, Ballad, 10 
Mongrel, puppy, whelp, 40 
Monk, The solitary, 118 

— was he, The devil a, 37 

— would be, The devil a, 37 
Monks, Hoods make not, 118 
Monster of so frightful mien, 181 

— The green-eyed, 84 
Month, Laughter for a, 7 
Monument, Like Patience on a, 101 
Monuments, Arms hung up for, 39 
Mood, In any, 35 

— In that sweet, 118 
Moody madness, 104 
Moon, Bay the, 150 

— divine, Yonder, 127 

— followed by a single star, 119 

— inconstant, 118 

— looks on many brooks, 118 

— is made of green cheese, 118 

— Maids who love the, 137 

— Man in the, 110 

— One revolving, 106 

— rising in clouded majesty, 48 
Moon, The glimpses of the, 119 
Moon's an arrant thief, 171 

— unclouded grandeur, The, 73 
Moonstruck madness, 112 
Moored, The fleet was, 42 
Moping melancholy, 1 12 
Moral, To point a, 123 
Morals, Man of, 110 

— It mends their, 213 

— which Milton held, 60 
More sinned against, 108 

— the merrier, 119 

— things are wrought by prayer, 141 
Morgana, Fata, 54 

Morn advancing, Now, 119 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— M. 



Morn, Calm is the, 22 

— Fair laughs the, 119 

— Incense-breathing, 119 

— of toil, 100 

— till c re, From, 1 

— to noon he fell. From, 119 
Morning lowers, The, 33 

— sees some task begun, 169 
-- shows the day, 24 

— Sons of the, 19 

— wore to evening, Never, 98 
Morrow, Good night till it be, 13i 
Mortal breath, Life of, 35 

— coil, Shuffled off this, 173 

— Think all men, 112 

— Where wounds are, 208 
Mortality and angels' visits, 6 
Mortals to command success, In, '. B 
Moses. See "Boz," IS 

Mossy stone, A violet by a, 182 
Most wretched men, 210 
Mother, A man before your, 109 

— Carey, 119, 120 

— for love of grace, 111 

— m Israel, A, 119 

— meets . . . the babe, 10 

— of all living, The, 119 

— of invention. The, 126 

— of misery, The, 82 

— of safety, The, 56 

— of the world, Thou, 126 

— wit, 120 

Moths, Maidens, like, 105 
Motion, It is but, 213 

— like an angel sings, In his, 73 

— of a hidden fire, 140 

— This sensible warm, 38 
Motives, All men's, 190 
Motley's the only wear, 120 
Mould of form, The, 130 
Moulded out of faults, 56 
Moulds a tear, The law, 170 
Mountain, Land of the, 21 

— tops. On the misty, 127 
Mountains are a feeling, 120 

— kiss high heaven, 120 

— look on Marathon, 68 
Mourn, He that lacks time to, 120 

— Makes countless thousands, 82 

— Man was made to, 108 
Mourned by strangers, 34 
Miurner, Comfort thee, O thou, 45 
Mourning, Oftener left me, 67 

— This, 208 

Mourns the dead, He, 120 

Mouse that always trusts, The, 120 

Mo'ith-nlling oath, A good, 129 

— Gift horse in the, 78 



Mouth, He could not ope his, 148 

— Hot i' the, 21 

Mouths, Put an enemy in their, 46 
Move, How light a cause may, 40 
Moved, A woman, 196 

— with concord of s-veet sounds, 12? 
Moving accidents bj flood, 55 

— tent, My, 1 5 

Meddling, Every fool will be, 59 
Muddy vesture of decay, This, 73 
Muffled drums, Hearts like, 8 
Mug in hand, With, 189 
Muggins, Huggins and, 78, 79 
Multitude, A noun of, 36 

— A swinish, 120 

— Always in the wrong, 120 

— of counsellors. The, 29 

— of sins, The, 23 
Mumbo Jumbo, 120 
Munchausen, 120' 
Murder by the law, 186 

— I call it, 186 

— made a villain, One, 121 

— Most sacrilegious, 28 

— One to destroy is, 121 

— thousands. To, 186 

— will out, 121 

— will speak, 121 
Murky air, Into the, 144 
Muse, His chaste, 121 
Music a kind of speech, 121 

— arose, When, 148 

— be the food of love, If, 121 

— Filled with, 22 

— hath charms, 121 

— in its roar, 138 

— of humanity, Sad, 79 

— in himself, That hath no, 122 

— out, He beats his, 51 

— tells, Tale their, 14 

— that Luther sung, 79 

— The soul of, 72 

— there, For the, 40 

— When I hear sweet, 121 

— Wild sounds civilized, 122 
Musical as is Apollo's lute, 136 

— cried razors, Most, 145 

— Most, 122 

Mute Nature mourns, 138 

Muttered in hell, 70 

Mutual Admiration Society, 122 

My nature is subdued, 44 

Myriads of daisies, 32 

Myself can heal, 74 

Mystery of iniquity, 122 

— of mysteries, 122 
Mystic fabric sprung, The, 10 
Mystical lore, Gives me, 48 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— N. 



2GS 



N 



Nail, Care adds a, 22 
' — in a sure place, A, 54 
Nails, With my, 12 
Naked, And he but, 144 

— every day he clad, The, 122 

— to mine enemies, 86 

— rascals, Lash the, 145 

— villainy, Mv, 182 
Name, A good, 123 

— A local habitation and a, 80 

— and memory, My, 123 

— At the hideous, 35 

— Deed without a, 36 

— Friendship but a, 62 

— Good, 123 

— He left the, 123 

— his former, 153 

— in print, One's, 142 

— is never heard, Her, 123 

— is Nerval, My, 12S 

— Marble with his, 26 

— of geutleman, The grand old, 63 

— Scarce deserve the, 27 

— The household, 123 

— The King's, 123 

— The magic of a, 123 

— The whistling of a, 123 

— What is your, 123 

— What's in a, 123 

— What the dickens his, 123 

— With a terrible, 122 

— writ in water, 187 

Names, familiar in their months, 124 

— in the long sweep of time, 124 

— of all the gods, In the, 21 

— Then shall our, 203 
Narrow compass, A, 149 

— words, Hie jacet, 35 
Narrowed his mind, 133 
Nasty ideas, Of, 107 
Nathan said unto David, 109 
Nation of shopkeepers, 124 

— Puissant, 124 

Nations, Ingenuous youth of, 213 
Native charm. One, 23 

— heath. My foot is on my, 59 

— hue of resolution, The, 173 

— land, For your, 167 

— land, My, 124 

— shore, By their, 18 
Natural hour, Their, 32 

N aturalist, poet, and historian, 2 
Nature and nature's laws, 127 

— appalled, 67 

— Book of, 16 

— cann< t miss, 8 



Nature, Change the stamp cf, 178 

— Comes by, 209 

— Commonplace of, 32 

— Extremes in, 49 

— fast in fate, Binding, 54 

— Fortress built by, 46 

— Habit is ten times, 70 

— Hold the mirror up to, 125 

— is a frugal mother, 125 

— is but a name, 125 

— is but art, All, 124 

— is frugal, 125 

— is subdued, My, 44 

— is too noble, His, 125 

— is, Whose body, 124 

— Looks through, 125 

— more, Love, 138 

— mourns her worshipper, 138 

— never lends, 184 

— O'erstep not the modesty of, 2 

— One touch of, 125 

— Paint like, 125 

— swears, Auld, 90 

— The strong propensity of, 210 

— the vicar, 125 

— to eternity. Through, 38 
Nature's agreeable blunders, 196 

— chief master-piece, 209 

— daily food, Human, 30 

— language, End of, 163 

— first great title, 116 

— kindly law, By, 24 

— own creating, A noble of, 148 

— walks, Eye, 125 
Naught beyond, O earth, 44 

— Horror of falling into, 81 

— is everything, 171 
Naughty world, In a, 36 
Nauseous draught, For a, 72 
Nautilus, The little, 125 
Navy, The royal, 125 

Nay, He shall have, 190 
Nazareth, Out of, 126 
Near the lark's nest, 32 
Neat's leather, 12 
Necessity, A virtue of, 126 

— invented stools, 126 

— soon becomes, 70 

— the mother of invention, 128 

— thou mother, 126 
Needful, One thing is, 131 
Needle, True as the, 38 
Needlessly sets foot, 62 

Needy hollow-eyed wretch, A, 1U7 
Negro, 126 

Neighbouring eyes, Of, 31 
Neighbours stared, The, 193 
Neptune, He would not flatter, 121 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-N. 



Nerves, My firm, 3c! 
Nest, Near the lark's,. 32 

— These to their, 48 

Nets, Young ladies making, 111 
Nettle, Stroke a, 126 
Never, Better late than, 90 
Never to Heaven go, 203 
New-fledged offspring, Its, 14 

— Jerusalem, The building of the, 
10 

— presbyter, 140 

— thing under the sun, 126 
«- world, I called the, 126 
~ world, The, 205 

— Zealand, Traveller from, 126 
News, Bringer of unwelcome, 126 

— Evil, 126 

— Good, 126 

— To bring tad, 126 
Newton be, Let, 127 
Nic, Pic, 136 

Nice man, A, 107 

Nick, Old, 131 

Night, An atheist by, 9 

— An infant crying in the, 82 

— As darker grows the, 77 

— Bed by, 127 

— darkens the streets, 128 

— hideous, 127 

— How beautiful is, 127 

— In the stilly, 127 

— is nigh, When, 1 

— lining on the, 127 

— Lovely as a Lapland, 3 

— of cloudless climes, 12 
•— of waking, 160 

— shall be filled, 22 

— Steal a few hours from the, 127 

— Roving so late into the, 8 

— That walks by, 182 

— The cheek of, 12 

— The shadow of a starless, 37 

— Wings of, 33 

— Witching time of, 128 
Night's candles, 127 

— repose, A, 169 

— are wholesome, The, 26 
Nightingale, The wakeful, 4S 
Nightingale's high note, The, 78 
Nightly pitch my . . . tent, 15 
Nile, All the worms of, 159 

— On the banks of the, 4 
Nine days' wonder, 201 
Ninety-eight, To speak of, 138 
N 3 sooner is a temple, 38 

Noah's Ark, The mouldy rolJs of, 

173 
Nobility, Our old, 211 



Nobility, True, 183 
Nobility's true badge, 114 
Noble army of martyrs, 128 

— bloods, Breed of, 21 

— for the world, Too, 125 

— of Nature's creating, A, 128 

— savage, The, 128 

— to be good, 'Tis, 66 
Nobler than revenge, 86 
Noblest mind, The, 29 

— station, Woman's, 197 

— things, The two, 168 
Nobly cried. The prince who, 33 
Nobody at home, There's, 195 

— I care for, 116 
Nod, the land of, 89 
Nodding violeb grows, 11 
Nods and becks, 144 
Noise, All this world's, 205 

— of folly, The, 122 
Noiseless foot of time, 173 
None but the brave, 18 

— so poor, 20 

Noon to dewy eve, From, 119 
Norman blood, Simple faith than, 6€ 
Norval, My name is, 128 
North wind's breath, At the, 35 

— Wizard of the, 195 
Nor'-wester, A strong, 128 
Nose fell a bleeding, 15 

— His innocent, 170 

— was as sharp, His, 156 

— With dewdrop at his, 177 

— With spectacle on, 164 
Nostrils wide, Upturned his, 144 
Not a drum, 42 

Note, Not a funeral 43 

— of, Make a, 31 

— of praise, Swells the, 4 

— of time. No, 13 

— something particular, 213 
Notes, Taking, 139 

Nothing, An infinite deal of, 129 

— ... but death, 34 

— but vain fantasy, 42 

— can need a lie, 55 . 

— emboldens sin, 114 

— Gives to airy, 80 

— if not critical, 30 

— in his life, 35 

— in them, Words with, 203 

— sacred but villainy, 183 

— Signifying, 174 

— to him falls early, 109 

— such laboured, 168 
Nothingness, Pass into, 19 
Noticeable man, A, 107 
Noun of multitade, 36 



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271 



ETourisher in life s feast, 160 
Novel was a book, A, 17 
Novem ber, Thirty days hath, 21 
Now came still evening on, 48 

— good digestion, 38 
Now's the day, 33 

— the hour, 33 
Number our days, To, 192 
Numbers, I lisped in, 129 

— In smoother, 209 

— sanctified the crime, 47 
Nurse of young desire, 77 
Nurse's arms, In the, 164 
NurBed a dear gazelle, 25 
Nursing his wrath, 32 
Neutrality of an impartial judge, 85 
Nymph, Haste thee, 84 



Oak, The hardest-timbered, 167 
Oaks from little acorns, 167 

— Tall, 129 

Oar, The suspended, 129 
Oath, A mouth-filling, 129 

— A sinful, 129 

— given in at heaven's chancery, 5 

— He that imposes an, 129 

— To keep that, 129 

Oaths, A soldier full of strange, 164 

— False as dicers', 56 

— that make the truth, 129 
Obedience to God, 146 

Obliging that he ne'er oblig'd, So, 57 
Oblivion, Mere, 129 
Observance, Honoured in the, 31 
Observation, Bearings of this, 130 

— Smack of, 130 
Observed of all observers, 130 
Observers, The observed of all, 130 
Observingly distil it out, 49 
Obstruction, Lie in cold, 38 
Occasions, Flog them upon all, 213 
Occupation, Absence of, 147 
Occupation's gone, Othello's, 53 
Ocean, air, Earth, 44 

Ocean, Deep and dark blue, 130 

— O'er life's vast, 94 

— The deep bosom of the, 39 

— Unfathomed caves of, 62 

— Upon a painted, 80 
Ocean's name, The, 130 
O'clock, It is ten, 205 
October, Still in, 13 

Odd, The people's voice is, 185 
Odds, Facing dreadful, 36 

— life .... must one swear, 161 



Odious, Comparisons are, 28 
Odorous, Comparisons are, 28 
Odours, Stealing and giving, 121 

— crushed are sweeter still, 66 

— Sabean, 7 

O'erthrown, Anoble mind is here^ 111 
O'erwhelm them to men's eyes, 35 
Off with his aead, 72 
Offence, No harshness gives, 209 
Offending Adam, The, 29 
Offender, Love th', 130 
Offensive, Comparisons are, 28 
Office, Circumlocution, 26 

— of a wall, In the, 46 

— The tender, 4 
Officer, Every bush an, 70 
Officious, innocent, sincere, 61 
Offspring of heaven, 95 

Oft in the stilly night, 127 

— repeating, they believe 'em, 43 
Often the cockloft is empty, 45 
Oh ! that the desert, 37 

Oil, Macassar, 183 

— Midnight, 115 

Ointment, Better than precious, 123 
Old, A pleasure to grow, 130 

— age, Green, 4 

— age of cards, An, 212 

— As though he never should be, 158 

— England, Roast beef of, 13 

— Everything that's, 131 

— friends are best, 62 

— grog, 131 

— Harry, 131 

— King Cole, 87 

— man eloquent, The, 109 

— man of the sea, 131 

— man's eye, In every, 22 

— men, Young men think, 211 

— Nick, 131 

— priest writ large, 140 

— Scratch, 131 

— shoes, Call for his, 62 

— The balance of the, 205 

— things, With his, 211 

— Wars of, 14 

— wine, 130 

— wood to burn, 130 

— year lies a-dying, The, 210 
Older than damnation, 15 
Olive plants Children like, 26 
Oliver, Rowland for an, 151 
On, Stanley, on, 23 

Once a year, Christmas, 25 

— Go at, 64 

— in doubt, 41 

— in the flight of ages, 109 
One another clapper-clawing, 33 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— P. 



One eare it heaid, 44 

— come all. Come, 08 

— fair spirit, 37 

— God, 131 

— man picked out of ten thousand, 76 

— murder makes a villain, 47 

— native charm, 23 

— No more than to say, 93 
•- Scorn not, 32 

--. The bell strikes, 13 

— thing needful, 131 

— whom God hath taken, 123 
Oozing out ! I feel it, 178 

Ope his moi/th, He could not, 148 
Open as day A hand, 23 

— wide, A lower deep, 74 
Opening bud, The, 36 
Opinion, Is of his own, 190 

— No way approve his, 143 

— That phantom, 28 
Opinions alter, 23 

— Back their own, 185 
Opposing end them, By, 173 
Oppressed brain, 32 

— To free the, 34 
Oppressor, Crush the, 34 
Oppressor's wrong, The, 173 
Oracle, Sir, 132 

Oracles are dumb, 132 

Orator, Stump, 167 

Orb of one particular tear, 170 

— of song, That mighty, 116 

— There's not the smallest, 73 
Order gave each thing, 132 

— is Heaven's first law, 132 

— House in, 132 

— in variety, 179 

— of your going, 64 

— The old, 132 

— this matter better, They, 60 
Ordinances, By external, 26 
Ore, The purest, 21 
Original, Their great, 57 
Onhus and of Ind, Wealth of, 153 
Ornament, The foreign aid of, 102 

— to youth (bashfulness), 11 
Orthodox, Prove their doctrine, 40 
Orthodoxy, 132 

Othello's occupation's gone, 53 

Our doubts are traitors, 41 

Ours, Duties are, 43 

Ourselves do lie, Remedies oft in, 147 

— Steal us from, 211 

— to know, 87 

Ont, damned spot, 164 

— Murder will, 121 

— of mind, 117 

— builds the Pyramids, 183 



Out-herod's Herod, It, 74 
Outlawed, Corporations cannot be, 29 
Outlives in fame, 52 
Outrun the constable, 29 
Outshone the wealth of Ormus, 153 
Outside falsehood hath, A goodly, SI 
Outvenoms, Whose tongue, 159 
Outward flourishes of wit, The, Id 
Over the hills, 74 
Overcast, Dawn is, 33 
Overcomes by force, Who, 59 
Overmuch, Righteous, 149 
Overpayment of delight, 10 
Owe, Why I can, 18S 
Owed, Dearest thing he, 35 
Owes not any man, 132 
Owing owes not, By, 67 
Own sweet will, His, 22 

— the soft impeachment, I, 81 
Oxen, Who drives fat, 52 
Oxlips . . . grows, 11 

Oyster maybe crossed in love, An, 99 

— The world's mine, 207 

— To eat an, 132 

— 'Twas a fat, 85 

— Who first ate an, 132 



P's and Q's, 132 
Pacing through the forest, 53 
Pack, As a huntsman his, 61 
Page, A beautiful quarto, 171 
Pageant, Like the insubstantial, 148 
Pagan full of pride, 133 

— suckled in a creed outworn. 30 
Paid dear for his whistle, 189 

— He is well, 132 

Pain it was to drown, What, 42 

— Never feels a, 195 

— Never mind the, 213 

— Pleasure after, 137 
Pains, A man of, 137 

— A pleasure in poetic, 138 

— of idleness, The, 80 

Paint like nature, Who can, 125 

— No words can, 203 

— the lily, To, 49 
Painted ship, Idle a* a, 80 
Painter, A flattering, 133 
Paip, The, 133 

Palace and a prison, 19 

— of the soul, The, 171 
Palaces, The gorgeous, 148 

Pale, At which the world yrew, i8S 

— cast of thought, The, 173 
Pall Mall Gazette, 133 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— P. 



273 



Pallid witi. despair, 198 
Palm alone, Bear the, 170 

— An itching, 133 

— of my hands, At the, 178 

— Like some tall, 10 
Palter in a double sense, 41 
Pampered menial, A, 113 
Pang as great, A, 35 

— that rends the heart, 77 
Pangs of despised love, 173 
Pantaloon, Lean and slipper'd, 164 
Panting Time toiled, 173 

Paper, Portion of uncertain, 52 
Paradise, A heavenly, 24 

— Destroy their, 193 

— In this fool's, 59 

— The milk of, 76 
Parallel, His, 133 

Pard, Bearded like the, 164 
Pardon or to bear it, To, 61 

— They ne'er, 59 
Pardoned all, The women, 200 
Parent from the sky, Keep one, 4 

— of good, 204_ 

— of wicked, 57 

Parents were the Lord knows, Whose, 

52 
Parish church, As way to, 190 
Parliament, Addle, 2 

— Barebones, 11 

— Rump, 151 

Parson power, A forty, 133 

— owned his skill, The, 7 

— There goes the, 133 
Part, Act well your, 76 

— Ere we, 105 

— Man must play a, 205 

— No unnoticed, 207 
Particular, Note something, 212 
Parting is such sweet sorrow, 133 

— of a husband, 133 
Partitions, And their, 156 

— What thin, 156 
Parts, Plays many, 164 
Party gave up, To, 133 
Passages that lead to nothing, 191 
Passed away a glory, There, 63 

— away, Daisies have, 32 
Passengers, Men the rambling, 205 
Passing rich with forty pounds, 103 

— the love of women, 101 

— the Rubicon, 151 

— through nature, 38 
Passion driven, By, 95 

— is the gale, 94 

— One master, 134 

— The most impotent, 6 

— The ruling, 133 

12* 



Passion's slave, Net, 107 

— to inspire, None but the noblest, 
121 

Past, Indemnity for the, 82 

— Let the dead, 62 

— my power, 32 

— Remembrance of things, 134 

— Repent what's. 134 

— Repentance for the, 147 

— The, 134 

— the future, The, 134 

Paste and cover to our bones, 34 
Patch grief with proverbs, 69 
Patches, King of shreds and, 86 
Pate, You beat your, 195 
Path of sorrow, The, 161 
Pathless woods. In the, 138 
Paths of glory, The, 64 
Patience on a monument, Like, 101 

— Preacheth, 134 

— That have not, 134 

— To speak, 134 
Patient knee, Bowed a, 205 

— must minister to himself, The, 116 

— Not so, 134 

— search, The, 210 

— though sorely tried, 118 
Patines of bright gold, With, 73 
Patriot's boast, The, 134 
Paul, He paid, 141 

— Pry, 134 
Pauline, by pride, 141 
Pause, Must give us, 173 
Paved with good intentions, 73 
Pavement, The riches of heaven's, 

106 
Pay, If I can't, 188 

— thy poverty, L, 139* 

— With such uncurrent, 171 
Pays all his debts, 38 
Paper fall, Did on the, 170 

Peace above all earthly dignities, 2t~ 

— and rest, Where, 77 

— Fair-eyed, 186 

— First m, 57 

— For gentle, 60 

— hath her victories, 134 

— In thy right hand carry gentle, 101 

— its ten thousands, 186 

— Means of preserving, 186 

— On earth, 63 

— The acts of, 135 

— there's nothing so becomes, In, 19 

— Where there is no, 134 

— Years of, 14 

Peacemaker, If is the only, 80 
Pearl away, Throw a, 165 

— of great price, 135 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX- P. 



Pearls before swine, 135 

— He who would search for, 47 

— Heaps of, i2 

— Like ardent, 135 

— that were his eyes, 55 
Peasantry, A bold, 135 
Pebbles, Children gathering, 25 
Peculiar gift of heaven, The, 190 
Peep and botanize, 135 

— at such a world, 206 

— Treason can but, 87 
Peeps beneath the thorn, 97 
Pelting of this pitiless storm, The, 

1C6 
Pen, Bring the, 135 

— made of a quill, 135 

— is mightier than the sword, 135 

— of a ready writer, 135 

— The feather whence the, 135 
Penalties of idleness, The, 80 
Penance, Calls us to, 135 
Pendulum betwixt a smile, 109 
Pendent world, The, 38 
Penny ballads, 11 

— Be sure to turn the, 176 
Pent, In the body, 15 
Penury, age, ache, 30 
People are free, His, 172 

— Byword among all, 143 
People's voice, The, 185 
Perched on Alps, Though, 183 
Perdition catch my soul, 99 
Perfect deeds, Loveliness of, 30 
Perfection, Pink of, 135 
Perfume of heroic deeds, 52 

— on the violet, To throw a, 49 
Perhaps it was right to dissemble, 101 
Peri at the gate, A, 135 

Perilous stulF, Of that, 116 
Perils do environ, What, 83 
Perish the thought, 54 
Perished in his pride, 23 
Perjury, Jove laughs at lovers', 99 
Perked up in a glist'ring grief, 103 
Permit to Heaven, How long or short, 

94 
Perplex and dash maturest counsels, 

51 
Perplexed in faith, 51 

— in the extreme, 165 
Persians, The Medes and, 112 
Persuaded in his own mind, 135 
Perverts the prophets, 142 
Petard, Hoist with his own, 46 
Peter, By robbing, 149 
Peter's dome, That rounded, 166 
Peterkin, Quuth, 181 
Petition me no petitions, 135 



Petticoat, Feet beneath net, bo 

Petty men, We, 28 
Phantom of delight, A, 136 

— "opinion," That, 28 
Philosopher and friend, 69 
Philosophy, A little, 136 

— Divine, 136 

— For past divine, 65 

— Proud, 7 

— teaching by example, 74 

— triumphs easily, 136 

— Your, 136 

— will clip, 136 
Philosophy's reverse, 194 
Phisike, Gold in, 65 
Phoebus' gins arise, 90 
Phrase, A fico for the, 166 
Physic to the dogs, Throw, 116 
Physician, The, 39 

Physics pain, Labour, 88 

Pic Mc, 136 

Pick, A bone to, 16 

Picked out of ten thousand, One, 76 

Picking and stealing, 136 

Pickwickian sense, 136 

Picture, Upon this, 136 

Piece of work is a man, What a, 110 

Pied, With daisies, 31 

Piety, Vice gets more than, 181 

Pigs squeak, As naturally as, 68 

Pikestaff, Plain as a, 137 

Pilate saith unto him, 176 

Pilfers wretched plans, 136 

Pillar of state, A, 8 

Pillow, Finds the down, 188 

Pinch her by the toe, 104 

Pinches country wenches, She that, 

104 
Pined and wanted food, 75 
Pious frauds, When, 136 
Pipe, Glorious in a, 173 
Pipes and whistles, 165 [old, 159 
Piping as though he never should b< 

— loud. Winds are, 191 
Pistol, What wind ... 191 
Pitch, He that toucheth, 136 
Piteous chase, In, 170 
Pity, A tear for, 23 

— Challenge double, 158 

— lovers, And, 200 

— melts the mind, 136 

— Some touch of, 136 

— then embrace, Then, 181 

— 'tis, 'tis true, 104 

— To save with, 114 
Place, A jolly, 137 

— and wealth, Get, 118 

— expectants, Gratitude of, 87 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— P. 



27* 



Place b'ke heme, No, 75 

— No worse a, 208 

— The fittest, 38 

Placed far amid the melancholy 

main, 105 
Places that the eye of heaven visits, 

137 
Plague us, Instruments to, 181 
Plagues, Of all, 61 
Plagiare, 137 
Plain and clear, Doctrines, 40 

— as a pikestaff, 1 37 

— Camilla scours the, 209 

— Give me commentators, 28 
Plan, Not without a, 107 

— Reforms his, 59 

— The simple, 66 

Planpt, Born under a rhyming, 149 
Planets, Guides the, 170 

— strike, No, 26 

Plans, Still pilfers wretched, 136 
Plant, Oh, a dainty, 83 

— of a low growth, A, 28 
Plants his footsteps, 201 
Plato, thou reason' st well, 81 
Play a part, Man must, 205 

— at Christmas, 25 

— at. Kings would not, 186 

— false, VVould'st not, 74 

— is o'er, Life's poor, 24 
•— pleased not, The, 137 

— run, Will not let my, 171 

— the Devil, I, 182 

— the hart ungulled, 207 
Played at forfeits, As if they, 56 

— familiar with his hoary locks, 130 
Player, A poor, 93 

Players, Men and women merely, 164 
Playing holidays, 75 
Playmates, I have had, 137 
Plays his part, So he, 164 

— many parts, 164 

Plays such fantastic tricks, 107 
Plaything, Some livelier, 24 
Plead like angels, Will, 183 
Pleasant fruits do grow, 24 

— places, In, 96 
Please, Hard to, 197 

— Looks cannot always, 16 

— to live, Must, 96 
Pleased not the million, 137 
~ What I, 29 

— with a rattle, 24 
Pleasing dreams, 42 

— shape, To assume a, 37 
Pleasure, A lonely, 16 

— A man of, 137 

— A wrarce of, 185 



Pleasure at the helm, 119 

— I live in, 96 

— in being mad, A, 104 

— in days, 137 

— in poetic pains, A, 138 

— in the pathless woods, 138 

— of being cheated, 24 

— Some to, 197 

— Sweet the, 137 

— ta'en, No, 137 

— to come, An immense. 157 

— Upon the heels cf, 69 

— When, 137 
Pleasure's lap, In, 54 
Pleasures are like poppies, 137 

— How few thy, 204 

— of the poor, Easy, 193 

— of the present day, Prize, 96 
Pledge with mine, I will, 42 
Plentiful as blackberries, As, 145 

— lack of wit, A, 194 
Plods his weary way, 31 
Plot, This blessed, 46 
Ploughshare, The unwilling, 32 
Pluck from the memory, 116 
Poems, He wrote, 138 

Poet dies, When the, 138 

— naturalise, historian, 2 

— Prevailing, 201 

— The, 80 

Poet's darling, The, 32 

— dream, The, 95 

— ear, Lost on, 138 

— eye, The, 80 

— eye in a fine frenzy, The, 103 

— pen, The, 80 
Poet's Corner, 138 

Poetic child, Nurse for a, 21 

— fields encompass, 26 

— justice, 85 

— pains, A pleasure in, 138 

— thought, All, 30 

Poetry, Angling is . . . like, 6 

— Cradled into, 210 

— is the art, 138 

— It is not, 138 

— Tender charm of, 32 
Poets are all who love, 138 

— Cockney, 27 

— God's prophets . . . 138 

— know, Which only, 138 

— Lake, 89 

— The, 138 

— Three, 116 

Point a moral, To, 123 

— Too fine a, 194 
Poison, One man'a, 1S8 

— truth, Can. 61 



276 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— P. 



Poke, A dial from his, 205 
Pole, Needle to the, 38 

— to pole, Beloved from, 60 

— Too tall to reach the, 117 
Policy, Faint kind of, 40 

— The best, 75-76 
Polite, Hell to ears, 74 
Political fault, A, 30 
Politician wise, Makes the, 27 
Polished horde, Society . . . one, 17 
Pomp and circumstance, 53 

— Vain, 139 

Pomps and vanity, 139 
Ponderous axes swung, No, 10 
Poor and content, 139 

— are they, How, 134 

— Annals of the, 7 

— as Job, 134 

— beetle, The, 35 

— cat, Like the, 33 

— devil, Go, 37 

— Easy pleasures of the, 193 

— enough to be a wit, 194 

— for a bride, Too, 139 

— indeed, Makes me, 123 

— Jack, The life of, 24 

— Laws grind the, 90 

— man, A, 15 

— man's day, The, 152 

— naked wretches, 166 

— None so, 20 
Poppies spread, Like, 137 
Popish Liturgy, A, 26 
Port for men, 18 

— Pride in their, 141 
Portal we call death, 35 

Porta nee in my travel's history, 55 
Ports and happy havens, 137 
Positive I have a soul, I am, 162 
Possessed, I have, 72 
Post o'er land and ocean, 156 
Posterity, Obligation to, 139 
Pot, Death in the, 139 
Pouch on side, With, 164 
Pounds a year, Two hundred, 40 

— Six hundred, 159 
Pourest thy full heart, 71 
Poverty consents. My, 139 

— depressed, By, 208 
Power, A forty parson, 133 

— Knowledge is, 88 

— o'er true virginity, 182 
■— Past my 32 

— pollutes,' 139 

— The pomp of, 64 

— to assume, The Devil hath, 37 

— to live, A, 34 

Towers, Princedoms, virtues, 171 



Powers that be, The, 139 

— We lay waste our, 206 
Practice taught, Such as, 193 
Praise, Paint, 139 

— Envy is a kind of, 46 

— him, Not to, 4S 

— No small, 139 

— Once beat high for, 72 

— Solid pudding against empty, 85 

— Swells the note of, 4 

— The love of, 140 

— the sea, 155 

— So nice to, 190 

— undeserved, 140 

Praised, Good things should be, 138 
Praising what is lost, 98 
Prattle to be tedious, Thinking his, 2 
Pray, I think and, 203 

— Remained to, 176 
Prayer, A house of, 37 

— books, Beads and, 24 

— Homes of silent, 50 

— If ever fondest, 53 

— is the soul's sincere desire, 140 

— Things wrought by, 1 40 
Prayers, I may set it in my, 123 
Prayeth best, He, 140 

— well, He, 140 

Preached as never sure, I, 140 
Preacher, Saith the, 179 
Preacheth patience, 134 
Precept, More forcible than, 49 

— upon precept, 140 

Precious stone set in a silver sea, 4* 

— stone, The most precious, 45 
'Prentice han', Her, 90 
Prepared for mirth, 117 

— to shed them now, 170 
Preparation, Note of, 140 
Presbyter, New, 140 
Presbyterian true blue, 175 
Present fears, 56 

— mirth, 117 

Presentment of two brothers, 136 
Press not a falling man, 109 
Presume not God to scan, 108 
Pretender is, Who, 86 
Pretty in amber, 149 

— quarrel, A very, 144 
Prevaricate, Thou dost, 145 
Prevents a disease, He who, 39 
Prey, His evening, 140 

Preys on herself, 18 
Price, I know my, 208 

— Men have their, 113 

— Pearl of great, 1 35 
Priceless, Glory is, 63 
Pricks me on, Honour, 76 



ANALYTICAL INDEX- P. 



277 



Pride angels have fallen, By, 141 

— goeth before destruction, 141 

— in reasoning, 141 

— in their port. 111 

— of every land, The, 89 

— of former days, The, 72 

— Perished in his, 23 

— pomp, and circumstance, 53 

— that apes humility, 140 

— that licks the dust, 195 

— the vice of fools, 141 
Pride's purge, 141 
Priest writ large, Old, 140 
Prime wisdom. The, 192 
Primrose by a river bank, A, 141 

— first born child, 141 
Prince can make. A, 107 

— of darkness, The, 141 

— who nobly cried, 33 
Princedoms, virtues, powers, 171 
Princely counsel in his face, 8 
Princes and lords may flourish, 135 

— That sweet aspect of, 139 

— were privileged, 1 21 

— Whose merchants are, 141 
Principle, Don't believe in, 141 
Principles, Changed their, 141 
Print it, I'll, 141 

— it, John, 142 

— One's name in, 142 

Printers have lost. Books which, 16 
Priscilla, The musical voice of, 79 
Prison, A palace and a, 19 

— is a house of care, 142 

— Stone-walls do not a, 60 
Prisoner's life, Passing on the, 85 
Private ends, To gain his, 40 

— road. Who takes no, 125 

— wound, The, 208 

1, Princes were, 121 
Prize, Deeds must win the, 36 
Process, Such was the, 55 
Proclaim, Their great original, 57 
Procrastination is the thief, 142 
Procuress to the Lords of Hell, 65 
Profession, Debtor to his, 142 
Profit grows, Xo, 137 
Profits, Change scarcelv, 23 

— nobody. Wind that, 191 
Progeny of learning. A, 91 
Promise, Keep the word of, 41 

— opens the eyes, 142 
Promised on a time, I was, 146 
Promises, Where most it, 49 

— were the ready money, 142 
Proof that he had rather, A, 55 
Proofs of holy writ, As, 84 - 
Proper study of mankind, The, 108 



Property, Beauty as a, 12 
Prophet is not without honour, 143 
Prophets, Among the, 142 

— of the beautiful, 138 

— of the future, The Lest of, 134 

— Perverts the, 142 
Proposes, Man, 109 
Prose or rhyme, In, 142 

— run mad, 138 

— Verse will seem, 75 

— What others say in, 180 

— writers tell, 11 
Prospects rise, Shining, 26 
Prosper, Treason doth never, 174 
Prosperity, A jest's, 84 

— discovers vice, 183 

— of nature, The strong, 210 

— of our countrv. The, 130 
Protect it now, Til, 201 
Protects the lingering dewdrop, 32 
Protest too much, 142 

Proud foot of a conqueror, 46 

— Knowledge is, 88 

— to importune, Too, 139 
Prove all things, 142 

— false again, 40 

— their doctrine, 40 
Proverb and a byword, A, 143 

— Definition of a, 143 
Proverbed with a grandsire phrasa 

143 
Proverbs, Patch grief with, 69 
Proves the substance true, 46 
Providence, A special, 143 

— Assert eternal, 187 

— Reasoned high of, 39 

— their guide, 206 

— There's a special, 162 
Provident fear. 56 
Prunello, Leather or, 208 
Prow, Youth on the, 119 
Pry. Paul, 134 

Psalm, The Hundredth, 79 
Psalms, Purloins the, 142 
Public haunt, Exempt from, 3 

— show, And the, 195 
Puck Sweet, 74 

Pudding against empty praise, 85 
Puking, Mewling and, 164 
Pulpit, drum ecclesiastick, 14^ 
Pulse no more, Feel that, 72 
Pun, After he lias committed his, 14V 

— So vile a, 143 
Punishment, Back to thy, 143 
Punning, A turn for, 30 
Puns, People that make, 1 43 
Puppy dogs. Of, 52 

— whelp and hound, 40 



278 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— R. 



Pure as snow, As, 22 

— in deeds, 51 

— Unto the, 143 
Purest are, The, 21 

■ — ray serene, Of, 62 

Purge, Pride's, 141 

Puritans hated bear-baiting, 143 

Purity and truth, 197 

— The body's, 26 
Purloins the psalms, 142 
Purple and gold, Gleaming in, 9 
Purpose firm, Thy, 6 

— One increasing, 4 
Purse, In leathern, 158 , 
Pursue, What shadows we, 156 
Pursueth, When no man, 190 
Pursuit of knowledge, The, 88 
Pygmies are pygmies, 183 
Pyramid, Starry-pointing, 157 
Pyramids are pyramids, 183 

— Outbuilds the, 183 

— set off his memories, No, 52 
Pythagoras, The opinion of, 143 



Q's, P's and, 132 

Quality of mercy, The, 114 

Quarrel, A very pretty, 144 

— Entrance to a, 144 

— just, That hath his, 144 

— Sudden and quick in, 164 
Quarrels, Full of, 144 

— interpose. Who in 144 
Quarries, rocks, and hills. Rough, 55 
Quarry, Sagacious of his, 144 
Quart of ale, A, 4 

Quean, The flaunting, extravagant, 

105 
Queen, At length apparent, 48 

— Elizabeth, Scandal about, 154 

— Luna sails, 119 

— Mab hath been with you, 104 

— o' the May, 144 

— shall be as drunk, Our, 135 
Quench, Rivers cannot, 57 
Quenched, The fire is not, 207 
Question, That is the, 173 

— Begging the, 13 
Questionable shape, Such a, 157 
Questions, Ask me no, 144 
Quickly, Well it were done, 41 
Quiet conscience, A, 28 

— eye, The harvest of a, 50 

— hr-ven of us all, 35 
Quietus make, Might his, 173 
Quillets of the law, 90 



Quills upon the fretful porcupine, 16f 

Quips and cranks, 84 

Quiring to the young-eyed cheni- 

bims, 73 
Quit for the next, 38 

— this mortal f rams, 184 

— your books, 16 

Quivered in his heart, That, 44 
Quorum and custalorum, 1 57 
Quoth little Peterkin, 181 



Race, A generous, 145 

— A simple, 138 

— Forget the human, 37 

Rack of a too easy chair, On the, 80 

— of this tough world, The, 63 
Rage, Heaven has no, 197 

— Men in, 6 

Rags, Virtue, though in, 183 
Rainbow, Add another hue unto the, 

49 
Rains fall thick and loud, 64 
Raised, A chapel had, 37 

— not a .stone, We, 42 
Rake, At heart a, 197 

— the fire up, 104 
Ralph, Friend, 29 

Rambling passengers, Men the, 205 
Rampart we hurried, His corse tc 

the, 42 
Ran through each mode of the lyre, 

103 
Random sent, At, 157 

— spoken, At, 157 

— strung, At, 135 
Rang, Old iron, 172 
Rank breath, Its, 205 

— is but the guinea's stamp, 145 
Rapture on the lonely shore, 138 
Rare are solitary woes, 196 

— Neither rich nor, 149 

— old plant, A, 83 

— Rich and, 149 

Rascal less in the world, One, 107 
Rascals, To lash the, 145 
Rat, Smell a, 145 
Rather darkness visible, 33 
Rats, and such small deer, 115 
Rattle, Pleased with a, 24 
Rave at will, To, 60 
Ravished eyes, My, 26 

— with the whistling, 10 
Ravishes all senses, It, 197 
Ray, Beauty's heavenly, 18 

— Beneath her shady, 127 



ANALYTICAL INDEX- R 



27H 



Ray, Emits a brighter, 77 

— serene, Of purest, 62 

— With hospitable, 176 
Rays, Your diminished, 165 
Raze out the written troubles, 116 
Razor, Like a polished, 153 
Razors, Cried, 145 

Read a book, I, 16 

— and write, To, 209 

— Homer once, 75 

— mark, learn, 145 

— not to contradict, 17 

— What all men blush to, 209 
Reader, Exciting the, 17 

— had you in your mind, 169 
Reading. Biographical, 14 

— Curst hard, 209 

— maketh a full man, 145 

»— what they never wrote, 145 

Ready man, A, 145 

Realm, Save a, 33 

Reap, Y' are like to, 105 

Rear the tender thought, To, 212 

Reason, A woman's, 145 

--asks cui bono, 207 

— Feast of, 162 

— firm, The, 191 

— flow. Smiles from, 160 

— for my rhymes, 146 

— Goddess of, 146 

— Godlike, 39 

— How noble in, 110 

— Human, 145 

— itself, Killing, 17 

— Men have lost their, 85 

— on compulsion. A, 145 

— Rhyme nor, 149 

— That is not, 90 

— the card, 94 

— why I cannot tell, 40 

— with them, To prove, 203 

— Worse appear the better, 51 

— would despair. Where, 101 
Reasoned high of Providence, 39 
Reasons as two grains of wheat, 

129 

— why we smile and sigh, 5 

— why men drink, 42 
Rebellion to tyrants, 146 
Eebellious liquors, Hot and, 96 
Rebels from principle, 87 
Recalled, Never be, 203 
Reckless what I do, 205 
Reckoning made, No, 31 

— To the en" of, 176 
Recoiie 1, And u*uk, 146 
Recoils, Back on itself, 148 * 
Record, To blot the, 198 



Recording angel dropped a tear, The, 
5 

Records, All trivial fond, 112 

— that defy the tooth of time, 140 
Recreation, Angling as a, 7 
Redbreast, Robin, 150 

Red, Flowers white and, 32 

— herring, Nor good, 57 

— spirits and gray, 164 
Redemption, Works out its, 103 
Redrest, When, 185 
Reforms his plan, 59 
Refreshment, Cool, 187 
Regard, Should be without, 147 
Regardless of the sweeping whirl 

wind, 119 
Regent of love-rhymes, 31 
Regions, In thrilling, 38 
Regret, Love is made a vain, 100 
Reign, Change still doth, 23 

— is worth ambition, To, 146 

— of terror, 146 

— secure. We may, 146 
Rejects him, That the house, 141 
Relic of departed worth, 68 
Relies, On hope, 77 

Relieve, A brother to, 3 
Relieved, Diseases, 39 
Religion, Bigotry murders, 14 

— Blushing, 146 

— Of his wonder made, 201 

— will glide, 2(5 

— Wrapt him in, 147 
Reluctant, Stalked off, 6 
Remain after the vanished voice, 34 
Remedies, Our, 147 

Remedy, Found out the, 115 

— Without all, 147 

— worse than the disease, 147 
Remember an apothecary, I, 7 

— I, 147 

— me, Still, 64 

— thee, 112 

Remembered, Freshly, 203 
Remembering happier things, 162 
Remembrance dearer, Makes the, Of 

— of things past, 134 
Remorse, Farewell, 49 
Remote, unfriended, 147 
Remuneration, What is a, 147 
Render an honest and a perfect man 

109 
Repair, Some to church, 40 
Repeateth a matter, He that, 111 

. Repeating, they believe "em, 43 

I ReDcnt at leisure, 69 

— wnat's past. 
Repentance, He who afloks. 14? 



280 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— R. 



Repentance to her .over, 199 
Reply, Wish them not, 213 
Report thy words, May, 202 
Repose, Earned a night's, 169 

— Hushed in grim, 119 

— Sheathns in calm, 00 

— Worship, but no, 87 
Reposing age, The cr.idle of, 4 
Reproach to age, Bashf ulness ... 11 
Iteputation, Lost my, 147 

— The bubble, 164 

— "Written out of, 147 

Requite the kind, Heaven will, 86 
Researches, With no deep, 28 
Reside in thrilling regions, 38 
Resisted, Know not what's, 41 
Resolution, The native hue of, 173 
Resolve, A heart to, 73 
Resolved, Once to be, 41 
Resounded death, Back, 35 
Respectable, What do you mean by, 

147 
Responding line, The full, 43 
Rest, Absence of occupation is not, 

147 

— but true, Do, 46 

— Fly away and be at, 192 

i- have thirty-one, All the, 21 

— Invite to, 74 

— Post o'er ocean without, 156 

— Silken, 146 

— Their place of, 206 

— Weary be at, 188 

— Where peace and, 77 

— Who sink to, 18 

Restless violence, Blown with, 38 
Restorer, Tired nature's sweet, 160 
Restrain thy tongue, To, 183 
Retaining fee on the part of death, 7 
Retains a splendid shilling, 153 
Retired, Sat on a hill, 39 
Retirement, Short, 161 
Retreat, A brave, 147 

— Noblest station is, 197 

— The loopholes of, 148 
Return to his former fall, 207 

— Unto dust shalt thou, 43 

— Urges sweet, 101 
Revelry, A sound of, 148 

— Midnight shout and, 148 
Revels now are ended, Our, 148 
Revenge . . . back on itself reco \ 3, 

148 

— Kindness nobler than, 86 

— Sweet is, 148 
Hevenges, Brings in his, 172 
Reverence in us dwells, More of, 88 

— None ... to do him, 20 



Revisit'st thus the glimpses of taf 

moon, 119 
Reviveth, Love by looks, 98 
Revolts from true birth, 66 
Revolution of love, The, 102 
Revolutions, Vain, 148 
Revolves the sad vicissitudea, 180 
Reward, A sure, 36 

— The best, 183 

— Virtue is her own, 183 
Re-word, I the matter will, 111 
Rhetoric, For, 148 

Rhyme, Build the lofty, 148 

— In prose or, 142 

— nor reason, 149 

— One for, 23 

— Reason for my, 146 

— Rowth o', 60 

— The lofty, 148 

— the rudder is of verses, 148 

— Those that write in, 23 
Rhymes, My mournful, 3 
Rhyming calendar, 21 

— planet, A, 149 

Rhine, Uwelleth by the, 58 

— The river, 148 
Rhinoceros, The armed, 33 
Riband bound, What this, 149 
Rich and rare, 149 

— and rich enough, 139 

— men rule the law, 90 

— nor rare, Neither, 149 

— the treasure, 137 

— with forty pounds, Passing, 106 
Richard, The soul of, 54 
Richard's himself again, 54 
Riches grow in hell, 149 

— marriage-blessing, 76 

— of heaven's pavement, The, 106 

— point to misery, 188 

— To be chosen than, 123 
Richmonds in the field, Six, 94 
Ride, Tam maun, 172 

Rides in the whirlwind, 189 

— upon the storm, J201 
Ridiculous excess, Wasteful and, 10 

— The sublime and the, 168 
Riding o'er the azure main, 119 

— on a little jackass, 195 
Rifled, Boughs are daily, 16 
Right, A place of, 142 

— Be in the, 2!) 

— divine of kirgs, 149 

— His conduct still, 28 

— His wife was in the, 94 

— It may be, 210 

— or wrong, 29 

— Whatever is, is, 125 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— R. 



281 



Right, Whose life is in the, 94 
Righteous overmuch, 149 
Rights, Know their, 166 

— of man, 149 

Rill, Broken in the, 168 
Ring, A bright gold, 149 _ 

— of the world, In the, 45 

— out wild bells, 13 
Ringing grooves of change, 205 
Ripe and ripe, We, 169 

— Cherry, 24 

— for exploits, 213 
Rise, Foul deeds will, 36 

— From no condition, 76 

— in the heart, 170 
Rises worth, Slow, 208 
Rising from a sea of jet, 180 

— in clouded majesty, 48 
River at my garden's end, A, 159 

— glidetb, The, 22 
River's brim, By a, 141 
Rivers cannot quench, 57 

— ran to seas, 70 
~ wide, 31 

Rivulet of text, A neat, 171 
Road that leads to fame, 184 
Roads, Had you but seen those, 149 
Roam, A dunce sent ... to, 43 

— From him I, 15 

— Though we may, 75 

— Where'er we, 134 
Roaming round the coral reef, 30 
Roar, Like the torrent, 209 

— Music in its, 138 

— Nor tempests, 38 

— Set the ta.ble on a, 211 
Roars for liberty, He that, 92 
Roast beef of old England, 13 
Robbing Peter, 149 
Robbed, He that is, 149 
Robe, Nor the judge's, 114 

— The dew on his thin, 49 
Robes, The mountain, 40 
Robin Redbreast, 150 
Robinson, Jack, 150 
Robs me of that, 123 

— the vast sea, 171 
Rocket, Rose like a, 150 
Rocking winds, While, 191 

Rocks and hills whose heads touch 

heaven, 55 
Rod, Spare the, 150 
Rods of light, His celestial, 48 
Rogues and thieves, A place of, 142 

— fall out, When, 150 
Roguish thing, Equity is a, 47 
Roll, Thou deep and dark -blue ocean, 

150 



Rolled into one, 63 
Rolling, In a fine frenzy, 80 

— The stone that is, 166 

— year, The, 210 

Rolls of Noah's ark, The mouldy, 172 
Roman fame, Above all, 52 

— holiday, A, 11 

— senate long debate, 186 

— Than such a, 150 

Romans, countrymen, Friends, 48 
Romantic Ashbourn, 37 
Rome, Fate of, 33 

— Palmy state of, 150 

— shall stand, 150 

— more, I loved, 21 

— Thou hast lost, 21 

— When they are at, 150 
Roof, Who living had no, 75 
Room for wit, No, 72 

— Give ample, 151 
Roost, Come home to, 31 
Root of all evil, The, 118 
Rose is sweetest. The, 102 

— Like a red, red, 101 

— Like the dewdrop en the, 170 

— of summer, Last, 151 

— of youth, The, 212 

— That which we call a, 133 
Roses and white lilies, 24 

— The scent of the, 179 
Ross, Man of, 151 
Rosy steps, Her, 119 

— with hope, 198 

— wreath, A, 208 
Rot and rot, We, 169 

— And to, 38 

Rotten, Something is, 36 

— apples, Choice in, 7 
Rough-hew them how we will, 45 

— When waves were, 40 

Round about the pendant world, 33 

— table, The, 151 

Rounded with a sleep, Life is, 148 
Rout on rout, 23 
Routed all his foes, 12 
Rover, Living a, 20 
Roving, We'll go no more a, 8 
Rowland for an Oliver, A, 151 
Rubicon, Passing the, 151 
Rubies grow, Where the, 151 
Rudder is of verses, Rhyme the, 1 IS 
Rude am 1 in my speech, 155 
Rue, Naught shall make us, 46 
Ruffles to a man, Give, 151 

— Sending them, 151 

Rug, In a, 160 » 

Rugged Russian bear, 33 
Ruin hurled, Into, 64 



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ANALYTICAL 1NDEX-8. 



Ruin, Majestic though in, 8 

— Marks the earth with, 130 

— upon ruin, 2S 

Rmns or St. Paul's, The, 127 
Rule Britannia, 19 

— ot men, Beneath the, 135 

— our spirits, Who still, 178 

— The good old, 66 

— • the varied year, To, 192 
Huler of the inverted year, 192 
Ltules him, If she, 79 

— us, Woman, 197 

Ruling passion conquers reason, 133 

— passion strong in death, 133 
Ruminating age, To, 212 
Rump Parliament, 151 
Runneth away, That, 57 
Running brooks, Books in the, 3 
Runs away, And, 57 

— the world away, Thus, 207 
Rush in, Pools, 59 
Russian bear, Rugged, 33 
Rustics, Amazed the gazing, 7 



Sabbath the poor man's day, 152 
Sabbathless Satan, 204 



odours, 7 
Sack, Intolerable deal of, 152 
Sacred but villainy, Nothing, 182 
Sacrifice, Why delight in human, 47 
Sacrificed his daughter, When he, 129 
Sacrilegious murder, Most, 28 
Sad and slow, 210 

— as angels, 6 

— by fits, 57 

— Experience to make me, 49 

— one, Mine a, 205 

— stories tell, 34 

— The world was, 110 

— tires in a mile, Your, 115 

— words, Of all, 202 

Sadder and a wiser man, A, 107 
Safe bind, 152 
Safest physician, The, 39 
Safety, The mother of, 56 

— There is, 29 
Sagacious of his quarry, 144 
Sage, Experience made him, 49 
Sager, By losing rendered, 185 
Sages can, Than all the, 49 

— have seen in thy face, 161 
Said ! Little, 96 

Bt. Albans, My lord, 45 
Saint, And seem a, 182 
St. Giles, Edinburgh's, 57 



Saint in crape, A, 152 
St. John, My, 107 
Saint seducing gold, 65 
St. Swithin, 108 
Saint, The weakest, 153 
Saintly chastity, 23 
Saints will aid, That, 152 
Sake, For Heaven's, 34 

— One verse for the other's, 28 
Salt is spilt, The, 152 
Samaritan, Good, 66 

Sambo, 152 

Same, Another yet the, 7 

— dull sound, The, 211 
Sanctified the crime, Numbers, 121 
Sands of time. Footprints on the, Wi 

— the mountains, Small, 175 
Sang, Turn out a, 152 
Sangreal, 152 

Sans teeth, sans eyes, 165 
Sapphires, With living, 48 
Sappho loved and sung, 68 
Sat in state, Venice, 180 

— like patience, 134 

— on a hill, 39 
Satan, Bands of, 61 
_ Behind me, 153 
_ exalted sat, 82 

— finds some mischief, 80 

— Sabbathless, 204 

— So call him, 153 

— trembles, 153 
Satanic School, The, 153 
Satchel in his hand, 190 
Satire of sense, The, 153 

— on to-day, A, 174 

— should, 153 
Satire's my weapon, 153 
Satisfied, That is well, 132 
Satisfy the child, Sports, 24 
Saturday and Monday, 34 
Sauce for the goose, 153 
Saucy doubts, Bound into, 41 
Saul among the prophets, 142 

— Young king, 153 
Sauntered Europe round, 180 
Savage ran, The noble, 128 
Savageness out of a bear, The, 159 
Save a heart, 33 

— a realm, 33 

— me from the candid friend, 61 
Saved, States can be, 135 
Saves his country, Who, 25 
Saviour stung, Her, 197 
Saviour's birth, Our, 26 

Saw, I doubted of this, 37 

Sawney, 153 

Saws, Full of wise, 164 



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283 



Say it, The ugh], 154 

Saving that may live, Some, 34 

Scab of churches, The, 39 

Scaffold, On the, 38 

Scarfs, garters, gold, 24 

Scandal about Queen Elizabeth, 154 

— in disguise, 140 

— waits, Greatest, 165 

— With, 154 
Scandalous and poor, 118 
Scandals fly, 1 54 
'Scapes, Of hairbreadth, 55 
Scarce deserves the name, 27 
Scarecrows, Such. 154 

Scars, Gashed w.ch honourable, 63 

— Jests at, 154 

Scattered in the bottom of the sea, 42 
Scatters from her pictured urn, 53 
Scene, Close the, 145 

— Each well-known, 154 

— of man, This, 107 
Scenes, Gay gilded, 26 
Scent of the roses, The, 179 
Scented the grim feature, 144 
Sceptic could inquire, Whatever, 190 
Sceptre o'er his kind, Waved the, 116 
Sceptred isle, This, 46 

Schemes, Best laid, 154 
School, Experience keeps a, 49 

— The Satanic, 153 

— Unwillingly to, 164 

— boy, The, i90 
Schoolboy, The whining, 164 
Schoolmaster is abroad, 154 
School-wages, Dreadfully high, 49 
Schools, An old maxim in the, 58 
Science frowned not, Pair, 212 
Scion of chiefs, 154 

Scoff, Who came to, 176 
Scone, Hale breaks a, 60 
Scorn and flout 'em, 200 

— not one, 32 

— of eyes, In, 42 
Scorned, A woman, 197 

— his own, He, 195 

— Like a woman, 99 
Scorning the base degrees, 5 
Scorns of time, The, 173 

— Whips and, 189 
Scotched the snake, 160 
Scotland, Stands, 155 
Scoundrel, Forbid that such a, 185 
Scours the plain, Camilla, 209 
Scratch, Old, 131 

Screw your courage, 50 
Scripture, Devil can cite, 37 
Scruple of her excellence.Smallest 184 
Soutchoon, A mere, 76 



Scuttled ship, That ever, 108 
Sea, A wave o-' the, 187 

— A wide, wide, 4 

— By the deep, 138 

— change, Doth suffer a, 55 

— complains, The, 155 

— Footsteps in the, 201 

— Gone down at, 40 

— How the fish five in the, 57 

— like, we moan forever, 155 

— Marathon looks on the, 68 

— of jet, Rising from a, 180 

— of troubles, Against a, 73 

— of upturned faces, 50 

— Old man of the, 131 

— One foot in, 113 

— Praise the, 155 

— Robs the vast, 171 

— Scattered in the bottom of the, 43 

— Sight of that immortal, 81 

— Stone set in a silver, 46 

— That silent, 155 
Seas a thief, The, 171 

Sealed, Thy fate and mine are, 54 

Seals of love, 96 

Seam and gusset and band, 204 

Seamen, More than, 200 

Sear, the yellow leaf, The, 155 

— virtue itself, 22 

Search for pearls, He who would, 47 
Seas, That guard our native, 111 

— Twist two boundless, 134 
Seasons, Thou hast all, 35 
Seat of Mars, This, 46 
Seat, Soul's apparent, 56 
Seated on this brow, G7 
Second and sober thoughts, 171 

— childishness, 165 

— Daniel, A, 33 

Secret history of books, 17 

— sympathetic aid, 26 

Secrets of my prison-house, The, 163 
Secure, Be too, 13 

— We may reign, 146 
Security for the future, S2 
Seduces, 'Tis woman that, 198 
See, A dagger which L 32 

— ere you go, 97 

— the front of battle, 33 

— the human soul, 35 

— thee still, I, 32 

— through all things, 27 
Seed of good actions, The, 83 

— of the Church, The, 111 
Seek to be good, 197 

Seeking the bubble reputation, 164 
Si-em, Should be what they, 155 

— That doth golden, 65 



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Seen, Needs but to be, 181 

— so terrible, 34 

— To be, 155 

— What things have we, 115 
Sees God in clouds, 77 

— with equal eye, Who, 64 
Seigniors, Grave and reverend, 155 
Self be true, To thine own, 17 

— love, 156 

— mettle tires him, 6 

— neglecting, 156 

— slaughter, His cannon 'gainst, 58 
Sempronius, We'll do more, 168 
Senate laws, Gave his little senate , 57 
Senators of mighty words, 129 
Senior-junior, This, 31 

Sense, All her, 199 

— An echo to the, 209 

— from thought, 156 
•- If all want, 134 

— In a Pickwickian, 136 

— Men of, approve, 59 

— Much fruit of, 203 

— of death, The, 35 

— of future favours, 67 

— One for, 23 

— Satire or, 153 

— To a contrary, 192 
Sensible to feeling, 32 

— warm motion, This, 38 
Sent to my account, 31 
Sentence is for open war, 186 
Sentiments, 156 

Sentinel stars, The, 165 
Separateth very friends, 111 
September, April, June, and, 21 
Sequestered vale of life, 171 
Seraphs might despair, Where, 105 
Serbonian bog, That, 70 
Serene and bright, An old age, 3 

— Hope is all, 77 

— of heaven, The, 127 
Sermon, Perhaps turn out a, 152 
Sermons in stones, 3 

Serpent, More of the, 156 

— The trail of the, 156 
Serpent's tooth, Sharper than a, 24 
Servant makes drudgery divine, 156 

— of God, 156 

— to the lender, 91 
Serve in heaven, 141 

— the devil, To. 108 

— They also, 156 

Service, Done the state some, 165 

— Small, 32 

Sessions of sweet, silent thought, 134 
Set, And stars to, 35 

— the imprisoned wranglers, 20S 



Set the table on a roar, To, 211 

— their watch in the sky, 165 
Setting of boys' copies, 209 

— sun, The, 48 

Settles on its head, Sunshine, 27 
Seven Ages, His acts being, 164 

— champions, 156 

— cities warred, 75 

— hours to law, 78 

— wealthy towns, 75 
Severe, Prom lively to, 67 
Sew, The widow can, 190 

— them on in a dream, 204 

— Tibet, 204 

Sex to the last, 130 
Shackles fall, Their, 159 
Shade, Pind you but a, 182 

— In a green, 171 

— In freedom's hallowed, 60 

— that follows wealth, A, 62 
Shadow cloaked, The, 36 
Shadow, Follow a, 200 

— Horrible, 155 

— Life's but a walking, 93 

— of the daisy, 32 

— of a starless night. The, 37 
Shadows before, Cast their, 48 

— Like our, 193 

— of us men, 200 

— Our fatal, 109 

— Substantiating, 138 

— to-night, 1 56 

— we are, What, 156 
Shaft, Many a, 157 

— that made him die, The, 44 

— Winged the, 44 
Shaggy wood, Land of, 21 
Shake thy gory locks, Never, 97 
Shaken, To be well, 169 
Shakes his empty head, He, 193 
Shakespere, 157 

— drew, The Jew that, 84 

— rise, My, 157 

— spoke, The tongue that, 60 

— Sweetest, 158 
Shallow brooks, 31 

— draughts intoxicate, 91 

— in himself, 16 
Shallow's time, In, 157 
Shallows, Bound in, 172 
Shame, An erring sister's, 114 

— Honour and, 76 

— Life with, 184 

— on men, 113 

— Start at, 52 

— the Devil, 175 

— to write, And, 209 

— the fools, 141 



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Shamed, Age thou art, 21 
Shank, For his shrunk, 165 
Shape, Execrable, 157 
Shape express, Harmony of, 5? 

— In any, 35 

— of a camel. In, 27 

— Such a questionable, 157 

— The other, 157 

— The Widow can, 190 

— Take any, 33 

— To assume a pleasing, 37 
Shapes of foul disease, 14 

— our ends, Divinity that, 45 

— that can not, 157 

— Turns them to, 80 
Sharp as a pen, As, 56 
Sharpeneth iron, Iron, S3 
Sharper than a serpent's tooth, 24 
Shatter the vase, 179 

She can turn, 176 

— never told her love, 101 

— who ne'er answers, 79 
Sheaf, Binds the, 30 
Shears, With the abhorred, 51 
Sheathes in calm repose, 60 
Shed them, Prepare to, 170 
Sheep, How many the, 196 

— Their ghostlv, 196 
Sheet, A wet, 157 
Sheeted dead, The, 150 
Shepherd fold, Bids the, 165 
Shepherd's crook beside the sceptre, 

Love lays the, 100 
Shifts, Holy, 136 
Shilling, A splendid, 158 
Shine in more substantial honours, 

128 
Shined upon, Not, 38 
Shines, A good deed, 35 

— afar, Fame's proud temple, 52 
Shineth as the gold, 65 
Shining frame, A 57 

— in the sky, 182 

Shins, Till 1 break my, 194 

Ship, There's not a, 201 

Ships that have gone down, Like, 40 

Bhir% Changed their, 141 

— Who wants a, 151 

— Without a, 188 

Shiver when thou'rt named, Men, 67 
Shivering urchin. The, 177 
Shock them, And we shall, 46 
Shoe be Spanish, Whether a, 12 
Shone forth, Daisies have, 32 

- o'er the dead, 18 
Shoot folly as it flies, 125 

— How to, 212 
Shore, And one on, 113 



Shore, By their native, IS 

— Control stops with the, 130 

— Drown in ken of, 34 

— Gathering pebbles on the, 25 

— Lash the sounding, 209 

— Rapture on the lonely, 138 

— Some silent, 38 

— Unhappy folks on, 128 

— Unknown and silent, 65 
Shores, Upon a thousand, 155 
Short and far between, 6 

— lived wits, Such, 195 

— retirement, 161 
Shoulders, With Atlantean, 8 
Show your breeding, To, 209 
Showers, The sweetest, 188 
Shriek, A solitary, 158 
Shrine of the mighty, 68 
Shrink, All the boards did, 187 
Shroud his head, To, 75 
Shrunk shank, For his, 165 
Shuffled off this mortal coil, 173 
Shun, Most carefully, 38 
Shunn'st the noise of folly, 122 
Shut the gates of mercy, 114 
Shuts up sorrow's eye, 160 
Shuttle, Life is a, 93 

Shy of using it, 194 

Sick, Maketh the heart, 77 

— man of the East, 158 

— of this bad world, 205 

— The devil was, 37 

— They are as, 158 

Sicklied o'er with the pale cast ol 

thought, 173 
Side go bare, 10 
Sieges, fortunes, Battles, 55 
Sigh no more, ladies, 113 

— Prompts th' eternal 71 - 

— Reasons why we, 5 

— to think, May, 82 
Sighed and looked, 158 

— For his country he, 49 

— from all her caves, 35 

— Man the hermit, 110 

— to measure, 16 

Sighing, Farewell goes out, 188 

— Like furnace, 164 

Sighs and groans, Sovereign of, 31 

— Bridge of. 19 
Sight, How oft the, 36 

— Is half so fine a, 56 

— Keen discriminating, 190 

— My aching, 158 

— of means, The, 36 

— of that immortal sea, 81 

— Out of, 117 

— Sensible to, 32 



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Sight, Spare my a shing, 184 
Sights as youthful poets dream, 158 
Sign of evil life, 34 
Signet sage, Its, 184 
Signifying nothing, 174 
Silence accompanied, 48 

— envious tongues, To, 101 

— - in love, 102 
--is gold, 163 
- Majestic, 10 

■ — was pleased, 48 

Silent fingers point to heaven, 163 

— halls of death, The, 96 

— manliness of grief, 69 

— shore of memory, The, 112 

— shore, Some, 38 

— shore, Unknown and, 65 

— sister, The, 158 
Silently steal away, 22 
Silken rest, 147 

— string, Moderation is the, 1L8 
Silver mantle threw, Her, 48 

— Speech is, 163 
Simile, One, 159 

Simple annals of the poor, 7 

— child, A, 24 
Simplicity a child, In, 194 
Sin could blight, Ere, 36 

— Folly into, 117 

— In the blossoms of my, 31 

— Not so vile a, 156 

— Nothing emboldens, 114 

— The bands of, 61 

— The bellows blows up, 57 

— The goodman's, 6 

— to labour, No, 184 

— to swear unto a sin, A, 129 
Sincere enough, A friend, 61 

— His soul, 17 

Sincerity, Wrought in a sad, 166 
Sinews bought and sold, 159 

— of war, The, 159 

— Stiffen the, 19 

Sing, Knew himself to, 148 

— the man of Ross, 151 
. — the savageness, 159 
Singeth, The bird of dawning, 26 
Single gentlemen, Two, 63 
Sings, The village maiden, 180 
Sink or save a realm, 33 

— to rest, Who, 18 
Sinned against, More, 1 08 
Sinner oi his memory, Made a, 92 
Sins, Compound for, 159 

— The multitude of, 23 

— Thou should have few, 198 
Sips, Sweetens as she, 154 
Sir John Barlej oorn, 11 



Sir Oracle, 132 
Sire to son, By bleeding, (50 
Sister flower would be forgiven. Na 
120 

— Silent, 158 

Sit, Studious let mo, 34 

— upon the ground, 34 
Sits our sulky dame, 32 

— the wind fair, Now, 191 
Six hundred pounds, 159 

— pence all too dear, 166 

— pence, I give thee, 159 
Skilfullest physician, The, 39 
Skill, As thy blind, 60 

— in surgery, No, 76 

— The parson owned his, 7 
Skims along the main, 209 
Skin and bone, 16 

— Wrinkled, and grey hairs, 23 
Skirts of happy chance, 23 
Skugg lies snug, 160 

Skulls, In dead men's, 42 
Sky, Bridal of the, 33 

— changes, The, 105 

— Keep . . . one parent from the, 4 

— Streaming splendour through the 
63 

— Tears of the, 38 

— The blue ethereal, 57 

— The bright and glorious, 205 

— Their watch in the, 165 
Slain. He that is in battle, 57 

— Slew the, 12 
Slander, No, 'tis, 159 
Slanderous tongues, By, 159 
Slaughter, Anayed for mutual, 108 

— to a throne, Through, 114 
Slave, That is not passion's, 133 

— to no sect, 125 

— to thousands, Has been, 123 

— to till my ground, 159 
Slavery or death, 186 

— Sold to, 55 
Slaves as they are, 92 

— Britons never shall be, 19 

— cannot breathe in Englan.1, 159 

— The worst of, 61 
Sleek-headed men, 113 
Sleep, Balmy, 160 

— Charm that lulls to, 62 

— Death's half-brother, 160 

— Forefathers of the hamlet, 59 

— full of sweet dreams, 12 

— His brother, 35 

— in ... a little churchyard, 32 

— it is a gentle thing, 160 

— Life is rounded with a, 148 

— o' nights, Such as, 113 



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Sieep, Our birth is a, 14 

— shuts up sorrow's eye, 160 

— Some must, 207 

— that knits up, 160 

— that knows no troubling, 160 

— the brave, How, 18 

— To fan me while I, 159 

— When we. 164 

Sleeping world, to curtain her, 73 

Sleepless soul, The, 23 

SIseps the pride of former days, 72 

— till tired, He, 24 
Slender stem, Thy, 32 
Slept, And he, 35 
Slew the slain, 12 
Slide, Let the world, 188 

Slings and arrows of outrageous for- 
tune, 1 7 
Slip the dogs of war, Let, 72 
Slippery place, A, 160 
Slipshod heels, With, 177 
Slipper'd Pantaloon, 164 
Slips the thin-spun life, 51 
Slope through darkness, That, 165 
Sloth, When resty, 188 
Slow in words, To be, 198 

— rises worth, 208 

— Sad and, 210 

— The words move, 209 

— Unfriended, melancholy, 147 
Sluggard, The voice of the, 160 
Slumber again, I must, 160 

— Lie still and, 13 

— To soothing, 78 
Slumbers light, 42 

Smack of observation. Doth not, 130 
Small service is true service, 32 
Smaller still to bite 'em, 58 
Smart for it, Shall, 167 
Smarts so little, No creature, 59 
Smell a rat, 145 

— as sweet, Would, 123 

— Fish-like, 160 

— the blood of a British man, 5C 

— Villainous, 160 

Smile and be a villain, May, 181 

— Elia's 45 

— Julia's lips do, 24 

— Make languor, 4 

• - Make the learned, 168 

— of light, With a, 64 

— Reason why we, 5 

— Some that, 79 

— The vain tribute of a, 13& 

— we would aspire to, That, 139 

— With a disdainful, 7 
Smiled, Till woman, 198 

Becks and wreathed, 84 



Smiles from reason flow, 160 

— of joy, The, 205 

— Welcome ever, 188 

— Wreathed, 144 
Smiling at grief, 101 
Smooth current, Glides the, 41 

— Never did run, 99 

— runs the water, 187 

— stream, The, 209 

— the bed of death, 4 

— the ice, To, 49 

— Waller was, 43 

Smoothed his wrinkled front, 39 
Snail, Creeping like, 164 
Snails, Feet like, 56 
Snake, Like a wounded, 91 

— Scotch'd the, 160 
Snatch a grace, 67 
Sneaking off, It is, 178 
Sneaks to death, 29 

Sneer, Teach the rest to, 139 

— Without, 139 

Snore, Weariness can, 188 
Snow, As pure as, 22 ' 
Snow-fall in the river, 137 
Snow, The winter, 210 

— Wallow naked in December, 66 
Snug little island, 83 

— Skugg lies, 160 
So much money, 208 

— the struck eagle, 44 
Soap, With invisible, 71 
Soar so high, Wont to, 44 

— When we, 193 
Sober thoughts, 171 

— to bed, Go, 13 

Society, Mutual Admiration, 123 

— one polished horde, 17 

— sometimes is, 161 

— The Vanille of, 178 

— where none intrudes, 138 

— With grief's, 69 
Socrates, Wisest of men, 160 
Sock, Jonson's learned, 158 
Sofa, Wheel the, 189 

Soft eyes look love, 148 
Soft, Her voice was ever, 184 

— impeachment, The, 81 

— is the strain, 209 

— the zephyr blows, 119 

— words, 203 
Soften rocks, To, 121 

Soil of virtue, Affliction is the, 8 

— where first they trod, 60 
Soiled with all ignoble use, 63 
Solar walk, Far as the, 53 
Sold to slavery, 55 

Solder of society, 62 



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Soldier full of strange oaths, A, 164 

— is flat blasphemy, 15 

— Shall I ask the, 30 

Soldiers, Substance of ten thousand, 

156 
Sole tribunal, His, 28 
Solemn temples, The, 148 
Solitary shines, That, 159 

— shriek, A, 158 

— way, Their, 206 
Solitude — best society, 161 

— In, 161 

— Sweet is, 161 

— where are the charms, 161 
Some to church repair, 40 

— wee short hour, 78 
Something ails it now, 137 

— attempted, 169 

— every day, Steal, 211 

— in a flying horse, 161 

— is rotten, 36 

— rich and strange, 55 

— too much of this, 107 
Son, By bleeding sire to, 60 

— Happy . . . for that, 80 

— of memory, 157 

— Two-legg'd thing a, 161 
Song charms the sense, 39 

— for our banner, A, 177 

— Gipsy children of, 10 

— Govern thou my, 9 

— Make a, 161 

- Shall be my, 161 

— That mighty orb of, 116 

— The full tide of, 185 

— Truth of a, 161 

— What they teach in, 210 
Songs, Tour, 211 

— of Apollo, The, 203 
Sons, Affliction's, 3 

— of Belial, Wander forth the, 128 

— of heaven, The, 203 

— of night, Bloom for, 137 

— of the morning, The, 19 
Soon or late, Death, 36 
Soothe the savage breast, To, 121 
Soothed with the sound, 12 
Sophistry, Destroy his, 38 
Sophonisba, O ! 161 

Sorrow, A rooted, 116 

— » and darkness, Though, 67 

— but more closely tied, 40 

— Climbing, 161 

— - Crown of, 162 

— - Earth has no, 161 

— fade, Or, 36 

— i* in vain, Thy, 182 

•- never comes too late, 193 



Sorrow, Parting is snch sweet, 181 

— that heaven cannot heal, 44 

— The path of, 161 

— Under the load of, 134 

— Wear a golden, 103 

— words, Give, 68 
Sorrow's brother, 23 

— eye, Shuts up, 160 

— keenest wind, 51 
Sorrows flow, As, 196 

— For transient, 30 

— I and, 162 

Sought, Unknowing what he, 189 
Soul, A mouse of any, 120 

— am free, In my, 60 

— Crowd not on my, 158 

— Eloquence charms the, 39 

— Every subject's, 43 

— Plow of, 162 

— God the, 124 

— I think nobly of the, 143 

— Iron entered into his, 83 

— is dead that slumbers, The, 94 

— Measured by my, 117 

— of goodness in things evil, 49, 

— of music shed, 72 

— of the age, 157 

— of wit, The, 19 

— Positive I have a, 162 

— ... rests and expatiates, 77 

— sincere, His, 17 

— so dead, With, 124 

— take wing, 35 

— the body's guest, 162 

— The palace of the, 171 

— The sleepless, 23 

— to dare, The, 184 

— to soul, Intercourse from, 83 

— was like a star, Thy, 165 

— Whiteness of his, 1*62 
Soul's apparent seat, 56 

— dark cottage, The, 75 

— in arms, My, 54 

— sincere desire, The, 140 

Souls shall leave this dwelling, When 
our, 2 

— sit close, Our, 162 
Sound, Morn without a, 22 

— must seem an echo, 209 

— of a voice that is still, 71 

— of revelry. A, 148 

— the loud timbrel, 172 

— The same dull, 211 

— which makes us linger, A, 53 
Soundest casuists doubc, 40 
Sounding shore, Lash the, 209 
Source of human offspring, True, 99 

— of pleasure, A, 185 



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Source, Trickle from its, 170 
Southern corner of a little church- 
yard, 22 
Sovereign, Forget my, 162 

— of sighs and groans, 31 
Sovereigns, Dead but sceptred, 178 
Sow, A wrong, 210 

— As you, 105 

— by the ear, "Wrong, 162 

Sowed the earth with orient pearl, 

119 
Spacious firmament, The, 57 
Spade a spade, Call a, 162 
Spake of most disastrous chances, 55 
Spangled Heavens, And, 57 
Spanish or neat's leather, 12 
Spare my aching sight, 158 

— that tree, 201 

— the rod, 150 

— thee now, To, 32 

Spared a better man, Better, 108 
Spark of beauty's ray, 13 

— Oh, illustrious, 33 
Spark, Shows a hasty, 6 

— Vital 184 

— Wit shows a, 195 
Sparkles near the brim, 211 
Sparrow, Fall of a, 162 

— fall, Or a, 64 

Speak aloud for future times, 17 

— before your time, To, 210 

— by the card, We must, 47 

— Grief that does not, 161 

— in public, To, 167 

— to men, 34 

— It was my hint to, 55 

— low, Tread softly and, 210 

— of me as I am, 165 

— or die, 14 

— Which no one can, 122 

— with most miraculous organ, 121 
Speaker, Come before the, 92 
Special providence, 143 
Spectacle on nose, With, 164 
Spectator of another's woe, 196 
Speech is like cloth of Arras, 163 

— is silver, 163 

— Rude am I in my, 155 

— Rule of, 178 

— was given, 163 

Speed add wings, To thy, 143 

— Be wise with, 59 

— the going guest, 189 

— the soft intercourse, 83 

— Thousands at his bidding, 156 
Spend word for word, 203 
Spending, Getting and, 206 
Sphere, Preserves the earth a, 170 

13 



Spice of life, The very, 179 
Spicy shore of Arabie, The, 7 
Spider, The subtle, 162 
Spider's touch, The, 163 
Spied, I westward, 37 
Spilt, As water, 187 

— The salt is, 152 

Spin, Let the great world, 205 

— Margerie, 2U4 

Spire, The Heaven-directed, 163 
Spires whose silent finger, 163 

— Ye distant, 163 
Spirit, Blithe, 71 

— Brutus will start a, 21 

— dare stir, No, 26 

— doth raise, The clear, 51 

— of health, 157 

— of my dream, The, 42 

— of the worm, The, 207 

— One fair, 37 

— blushed, The accusing, 5 

— The delighted, 38 

— Thy father's, 163 

— up, Affection stirs her, 199 

— Vexation of, 179 
Spiriting gently, Do my, 29 
Spirits are not finely touched, 184 

— Black, 164 

— I can call, 164 

— These our actors were all, 148 

— Who still rule our, 178 
Spiritual creatures, Millions of, 164 
Spite, O cursed, 172 

— the world, To, 205 
Splendid shilling, A, 158 
Splendour, Character gives, 23 

— through the sky, Streaming, 63 
Spoil the child, 150 

Spoke, Words once, 203 
Sponge, No more than a, 42 
Spoon, He must have a long, 37 
Sport of circumstances, Men are, 113 

— that wrinkled care derides, 164 

— to have the engineer, 46 

— would be as tedious, 75 
Sports like these, By, 24 

— of children, The, 24 
Spot, Out damned, 164 
Spring, Come gentle, 164 

— In the, 100 
Spur, Fame is the, 51 

— I have no, 5 

Spurns that patient merit, The, L7t 
Spy, That the infected, 49 
Squander time, Do not, 172 
Squeak and gibber, 150 
Stable, Augean, 9 
Staff of life, The, 19 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-8. 



S tage, Agree on the, 4 

— All the world's a, 164 

— His hour upon the, 174 

— The earth a, 165 

— The world a, 205 

— Wonder of our, 157 
Stagers, Cunning old, 185 
Stages, Whate'er his, 82 
Stain like a wound, A, 76 
Stains, The white radiance, 93 
Stairs, Altar, 165 

Stale, flat, and unprofitable, 58 

— Stories are so, 11 

— The jest grows, 207 
Stalked off reluctant, 6 
Stalking horse, A, 165 
Stalled ox, Than a, 74 

Stamp of nattire, Change the, 178 

— The guinea's, 145 
Stand and wait, Only, 156 

— By uniting we, 177 

— not upon the order, 64 

— upon its own bottom, 176 
Standard of brains, The true, 18 

— of the man, The, 117 
Stands the Coliseum, While, 150 

— Scotland where it did, 155 

— tiptoe on the misty mountain tops, 
127 

— upon a slippery place, 160 
Stanley, on ! 23 

Staple of his argument, The, 180 
Star, A bright particular, 100 

— Fair as a, 182 

— Followed by a single, 119 

— Like a, 165 

— Man is his own, 109 

— Our life's, 14 

— that bids, The, 165 

Starless night, The shadow of a, 37 
Starry-pointing pyramid, 157 

— host, That led the, 48 

— skies, The night of, 12 
Stars, All the, 165 

— Charmed by the earnest, 12 

— He called the flowers, 58 

— Not in our, 28 

— of morning, 82 

— of night, The, 82 

— Studded with, 73 

— The sentinel, 165 

— They fell like, 63 

— to set, 35 

— Ye little, 165 

Start of the majestic world, The, 170 
Starts, Everything by, 106 
State of Denmark, 38 

— On greatest, 165 



State some service, Done the, 166 

— To form a, 165 

— Venice sat in, 180 

— What constitutes a, 166 
States can be saved, 135 

Station like the herald Mercury, A, 6 

— Woman's noblest, 197 
Stature, Man makes his own, 183 

— Men of higher, 17 
Sfcay, I must not, 185 
Stayed, Too late I, 172 
Steal, a fico for the phrase, 166 

— away silently, 22 

— away their brains, 46 

— from the world, 97 

— my thunder, They, 171 

— something every day, 211 

— their works, Authors, 9 

— To be sure they may, 166 
Stealing and giving odour, 121 

— From picking and, 136 
Steals my purse. Who, 123 
Stealth, Do good by, 65 
Steed, Farewell the neighing, 53 
Steel, Clad in complete, 23 

— Locked up in, 144 

— True as, 166 

— With hoops of, 61 

— Worthy of their, 59 
Steeped to the lips m misery, 118 
Steer, Happily to, 67 

— their courses, They, 148 
Stenches, Two-and-seventy, 166 
Step aside, To, 23 
Stepping-stones of their dead selves, 

113 
Stephen, King, 166 
Steps of glory, Track the, 64 

— With wandering, 206 
Stern alarums, Our, 39 
Stern and wild, Caledonia, 21 

— array, 11 

— Thy slender, 32 
Sterner stuff, Of, 5 
Sticking-place, To the, 50 
Stiff in opinions, 106 
Stiffen the sinews, 19 

Still and quiet conscience, A, 28 

— evening on, Now came, 48 
Still in October, 13 

— small voice, A, 185 
Stillness and humility, 19 

— of his rest, The, S7 
Stimulates the breast, That, 185 
Stings you for your pains, It, 126 
Stinks, Well defined and several, 16(1 
Stir abroad, No spirit dare, 26 

— the fire, Now, 208 



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291 



Stocking, Blue. 1 5 

Stockings, A weaver of, 188 

Stole in and out, 56 

Stofn out of holy writ, 1S3 

Stolen brat be known. Lest the, 136 

— Wanting what is. 149 
Stone-cut epitaph, The, 34 

— set in a silver sea, 46 
•— that is rolling, 166 

— The conscious, 166 

— walls do not a prison, 60 

— We raised not a, 42 
Stones, Inestimable, 42 

— Sermons in, 3 

Stood disconsolate, A Peri, 135 

— Sufficient to have, 60 

— the storm. That, 40 
Stools, ]S ecessity invented, 126 
Stoop, Heaven itself would, 182 

— Xearer when we, 193 
Stop a hole, Caesar might, 21 
Stores as silent thought can bring, 

Such, 169 
Storied windows richly digbt, 95 
Stories are so stale, 11 

— Tell sad, 34 
Storm, Directs the, 189 

— From the darkest, 21 

— Like gathering, 32 

— Midway leaves the, 27 

— Rides upon the, 201 

— that howls along the sky, 82 

— That stood the, 40 

— This pitiless, 166 
Storms annoy, Xo loud, 41 
Stormv seas, I've seen vour, 200 
Story, 'Cock and bull, 27 

— God bless you, 167 

— of mv life, The, 55 

— tell, Your, 166 
Stoure, Amang the, 32 
Strain. Angels song the, 19 

— Soft is the, 209 

Strained from that fair use, 66 
Strains cf unpremeditated art, 71 
Strange a style, So, 168 

— coincidence, A 27 

— eventful history. 165 
Stranger, Surety for a, 167 

— than fiction, 175 
Strangers, honoured, By, 34 
■ — mourned, By, 34 

— To ent'-rtain, 7S 
Straw. Man of, 110 

— Tickled with a, 24 

Stra wberries, What Dr. Boteler said 

of, 7 
Straws, Errors like, 47 



Stream. I strove against the, 54 

— Tumbling down the, 7 
Streaming splendour through the skt 

63 

— to the wind, 46 

Streams from little fountains, 167 
Strength, A giant's. 107 

— is but small. Thy, 3 
Stretch him out longer, 63 

— out to the crack of doom, 06 
Stretched on the rack, 80 
Stricken blind, 15 

— deer. Let the, 207 

Strife, Dare the elements to, 187 

— of tongues, The, 174 

— Training for a glorious, 52 
Strike, Afraid to, 139 

— but hear, 167 

— for your altars, 167 

— while the iron, 167 

String attuned to mirth, Not a, 118 
Strings, A harp of thousand, 72 

— To have two, 167 
Strive still to be a man, 109 
Stroke, The friendly, 31 
Strokes, Better than, 202 

— Many, 167 

Strong as death, Love is, 100 

— To suffer and be, 56 
Stronger by weakness, 75 
Strongly loves, Suspects yet, 41 
Strove against the stream, L 54 
Struggling in the storms of fate, 108 
Strung, Pearls at random, 135 
Struts and frets his hour, 174 
Stubborn things. Facts are, 50 
Struck eagle, So the, 44 

Studded with stars, 73 
Studied in his death, 35 
Studious let me sit, 34 
Study, By labour and intense, 210 

— of mankind. The proper, 108 

— of revenge, The, 9S 

— what you most affect, 137 

— Widows are a, 190 

Stuff as dreams are made on, Such,l t? 

— life is made of, The, 172 

— Of sterner, 5 

— the world. Such, 206 

Stuffs out his vacant garment, 69 
Stumbling on abuse, 66 
Stump Orator, 167 
Sty. In Epicurus', 75 
Style is the dress, 167 

— refines, How the, 98 

— So strange a, 168 

Subject owes. Such duty as the, 43 

— Unlike my, 161 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-S. 



Subject's duty, Every, 43 

— soul, Every, 43 
Subjects are rebels, When, 87 

— To several, 203 

— wise, Were their, 186 
Sublime a thing, How, 56 

— and the ridiculous, The, 168 

— Make our lives, 97 

— tobacco, 173 

Substance of ten thousand soldiers, 
156 

— - true, Proves the, 46 
Substantial world, Books . . . are a, 

16 
Subtle spider, Like a, 163 
Suburb of the life elysian, 35 
Suceeeds, A sure reward, 36 
Success, Catch, 41 

— Had ever bad, 80 

— To command, 168 

Such duty as the subject owes, 43 

Suckle fools, To, 59 

Suffer and be strong, To, 56 

Sufferer, The best of men was a, 63 

Suffering, They learn in, 210 

Sufferings, To each his, 193 

Sufficient at one time, 23 

Sufferance, In corporal, 35 

Suit a calmer grief, 22 

Sulky sullen dame, 32 

Sullen and sad, 192 

— dame, 32 

Summer breeze comes by, The, 170 

— Life's a short, 93 

— made glorious, 39 

— The last rose of, 151 
Summer's day, 119 
Summon up remembrance, 134 

— up the blood, 19 

Sun, Hold their . . . tapers to the, 
28 

— declines, As our, 193 

— Dial to the, 38 

— For the loss of the, 38 

— My light and my, 7 

— of York, This, 39 

— Protects . . . from the, 32 

— The daylight and the, 205 

— The setting, 48 

— Under the, 126 

— upon an Ea&ter-day, 56 
Sun's a thief, The, 171 
Srnbeams out of cucumbers, 168 
Sung from morn till night, 116 

— Her amorous descant, 48 

— the strain. Angels, 19 
Sunk beneath the wave, 18 
Sunless land, The, 168 



Sunny hour fall off, In a, 40 
Suns, The progress of the, 4 
Sunset of life, The, 48 
Sunshine, broken in the rill, 168 

— of an April day, 199 

— settles, Eternal, 27 

■ — to the sunless land, From, 168 
Superfluous folly, 192 

— Would be, 188 
Supped full of horrors, 78 
Surcease, Catch, with his, 41 
Sure, He that made us, 39 

— reward, A, 36 

— to turn the penny, 176 
Surfeit with too much, That, 158 
Surety for a stranger, 167 
Surgery, No skill in, 76 
Surges, When loud, 209 
Surrenders, The guard never, 69 
Survey, Monarch of all I, 118 
Suspects himself a fool, 59 

— yet strongly loves, 41 
Suspended oar. The, 129 
Suspicion always haunts, 70 
Swain, A frugal, 128 
Swallow gudgeons, To, 24 
Swallowed, Some books are to be, Y\ 
Swallows up the rest, 134 
Swallow's wings, With, 77 

Swan of Avon, Sweet, 157 
Swear to the truth of a song, 161 
Sweeps a room, Who, 156 
Sweet, All love is, 98 

— Auburn, 9 

— as the primrose, 97 

— At first though, 148 

— day, 33 

— Discourse more, 39 

— in every whispered word, 78 

— is revenge, 148 

— is solitude, 161 

— little cherub, 24 

— ... lost when sweetest, 19 

— mercy, 114 

— Naught in this life, 112 

— sorrow, Parting is such, 133 

— sound, Like the, 121 

— Swan of Avon, 157 

— the pleasure, 137 

— understanding, Thy more, 196 

— will, His own, 22 

— Would smell as, 123 
Sweetens, Her tea she, 154 
Sweetest meats the soonest cloy, 171 

— melancholy ! 112 

— showers, Thy, 182 
Sweetly were forsworn, So, 96 
Sweet'ner of life, 62 



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293 



Sweetness and light, 1 68 

— long drawn out, 180 

— Waste its, 62 
Sweets, Lost in the, 168 

— to the sweet, ] 68 
Swell the full tide, 185 

— from the vale, 27 
Swil.t. Camilla, When, 209 

— True hope is, 77 
Swim, How we apples, 7 
Swimmer, Some strong, 158 
Swine, For carnal, 175 

— Pearls before, 135 
Swithin, St. , 168 

Sword, Mightier than the, 135 

— Jfor the deputed, 1 14 

— Take away the, 135 

— will open, I with, 207 
Swore terribly in Flanders, 168 
Sworn twelve, In the, 85 
Syllables govern, 168 
Symbols of each other, 23 
Sympathetic aid, Secret, 26 
Sympathy, It is the secret, 102 
Systems into ruin hurled, 64 



Table of my memory, From the, 112 

— on a roar, The, 211 

— richly spread, A, 199 

— Round, 151 

— Round about thy, 25 
Tableful of Welcome, A, 188 
Tables, My, 181 

— Near a thousand, 75 
Taffy, 169 

Tailor lown, He called the, 166 
Take an ell, He'll, 81 

— any shape but that, 33 

— away thy sword, 135 

— mine ease, 44 

— the hindmost, Devil, 37 

— those lips away, 9^ 

— who have the pov er, 66 

— ye each a shell, 85 
Taken at the flood, 172 

— by the insolent foe, 55 

— One whom God hath, 123 

— When, 169 

Takes, That gives and, 205 
-aking-off, Damnation of his, 183 
Tale, A round unvarnished, 169 

— A several, 29 

— An empty, 189 

— Cuts off his, 178 

— in everything, A, 169 



Tale, Makes up life's, 94 

— Or adorn a, 123 

— Tedious as a twice-told, 93 

— their music tells, 14 

— Thereby hangs a, 169 

— told by an idiot, A, 174 

— Twice-told, 169 

— unfold, I could a, 163 
Tales excite, Dull, 17 

Talk of graves, of worms, 67 

— only to conceal the mind, 163 
Talker, A Conqueror and a, 39 
Talking, He will be, 194 
Talks of Arthur's death, 178 

— . . . of roaring lions, 52 
Tall cliff, As some, 27 

— men . . . empty heads, 45 

— to reach the pole, So, 117 
Tarn maun ride, 172 

— The landlady and, 67 

— was glorious, 87 
Tammie glowed, As, 117 
Tangle human creeds, That, 30 
Taper cheers the vale, Yon, 176 

— light, With, 49 

Taper's light, The glimmering, 77 

— Bold their glimmering, 28 
Tara's halls, That once in, 72 
Tarry the grinding, 134 
Tartar, Catching a, 22 
Task, delightful, 212 

Taste of death but once, 29 

— the luxury of woe, 196 
Tasted, Some books are to be, 17 
Taught age to live, 212 

Tax, Censure is the, 22 
Tea she sweetens, Her, 154 

— thou soft liquid, 169 
Teach in song, What they, 210 

— the rest to sneer, 139 

— the young idea, 212 

— thee soon the truth, 172 

— you more of man, 49 

— me to feel another's woe, 114 

— the ingenuous youth, Who, 213 
Teachers, Heap to themselves, 44 
Teaching me that word, 202 
Tear can claim, Every woe, 114 

— for pity, 23 

— he gave to misery, A, 17 

— The drying up a single, 52 

— down childhood's cheek, 170 

— Law which moulds a, 170 

— One particular, 176 

— The graceful, 196 

Tears, Beguile her of her, 170 

— but water, Her, 202 

— Her briny, 170 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX-T. 



Tea* a, idle ttars, 170 

— If you hare, 170 

— More, 170 

— of the sky, 38 

— of woe, The, 206 

— The big round, 17\) 

— are too precious, 138 

— Lie too deep for, 171 

— of all the angels, 198 

— thej' dropped, Some natural, 206 

— When embalmed in, 102 
Tedious as a twice-told tale, 93 

— Brief than, 19 

I odious uess the limbs of wit, 19 

Teeth, For her, 170 

Tell him disagreeable truths, 61 

— it not in Gath, 62 

— me not, in mournful numbers, 94 

— sad stories, 34 

— the truth, To, 40 

— you no fibs, I'll, 144 

— Why, I cannot, 40 
Temper, She can't help her, 191 

— Such a feeble, 170 

— Touch of Celestial, 51 
Tempests, Glasses itself in, 130 

— roar, Now, 38 
Temple built to God, A, 38 

— shines afar, Fame's proud, 52 

— The Lord's anointed, 28 

— Where God hath a, 38 
Temples of his Gods, The, 36 

— The solemn, 148 

Ten Commandment*, My, 28 

— o'clock, It is, 205 
Tenantless, Graves stood, 150 
Tended, However watched and, 35 
Tender chain ot poetry, 32 

— for another's pain, The, 1 93 

— handed stroke a nettle, 126 
Tendrils, strong as flesh and blood, 16 
Tenets, In some nice, 51 

Tenor of their way, The noiteless. 

171 
Tent, My moving, 15 
Tents, Fold their, 22 
Terrible man, A, 122 

— Seen so, 34 
Teiror, Reign of, 146 

— to the soul of Richard, 156 
Terrors, The King of, 87 
Test, Bring me to the, 111 
Tester, She di ops a, 104 
Text, God takes a, 134 

— Neat rivulet of, 171 
Thank thee, Jew, L 2M 
Thankless arrant, Upt/ a, 162 

— child, A, 24 



Thanks and use, Both, 184 

— No answer but, 171 
Tharaw, Annie of, 7 
Thaw and resolve itself, 58 
Theatre, As in a, 2 

— The world's a, 165 
Thee and me, Both, 37 

— God hath anointed, 34 

— Is full of, 210 
Then black despair, 37 
Thereby hangs a tale, 169 

They sin who tell us love can di« 

102 
Thick as autumnal leaves, 91 

— ribbed ice, In, 38 
Thief fears every bush, 70 

— of time, The, 142 

— The moon's an arrant, 171 

— The sun's a, 171 

Thievery, Example you with, 171 
Thieves, The gusty, 16 
Thin, Two millers, 16 
Thing is needful, One, 131 

— It is a fearful, 35 

— of beauty, A, 12 

Things are great, These little, 96 

— are not what they seem, 94 

— God's sons are, 204 

— Ill-got, 80 

— in heaven and earth, More, 136 

— Prove all, 142 

— the sons of heaven, 203 

— unattempted yet, 142 

— without all remedy, 147 

— Words are, 202 
Think and pray, I, 203 

— all men mortal, 112 

— him so, Because I, 199 

— naught a trifle, 175 

— of that, Master Brook, 171 

— Perhaps millions, 202 

— what is now, 154 
Thinks too much, He, 113 

— what ne'er wai i, 56 

Thirsty soul, As cold w aters to a, J 21 
Thirty days hath November. 2? 

— one, All the rest have, 21 ' 
Those that fly may fight, 57 
This or that, Or, 3S 

Thou hast all seasons, 35 

— must give the lie, 213 
Thought, All poetic, 30 

— An idle waste of, 171 

— By want of, 48 

— Destroyed by, 18 

— Dome of, 171 

— Explore the, 4 

— Falling upon a, 208 



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29P 



Thought, Father to that, 193 

— For want of, 189 

— Senile from, 156 

— Sessions of sweet silent, 134 

— The pale cast of, 173 

— To a green, 171 

— To rear the tender, 122 

— would destroy, 193 
Thoughtless youth, From, 212 
Thoughts, Accompanied with noble, 

5 

— Ambitious, 5 

— beyond the reaches of our souls, 
119 

— Calm, 69 

— more elevate, 39 

— of love, Turns to, 100 

— of men are widened, 4 

— of ot'her men, 88 

— On hospitable, 78 

— remain below, 203 

— Sober, 171 

— that breathe, 53 

— To conceal his, 163 

— too deep for tears, 171 

— The dress of, 167 

— When pleasant, 18S 

— Words without 203 
Thousand liveried angels, 23 

— pounds, For a, 202 
Thousands at his bidding speed, 156 

— die without, 38 

— slays, War its, 186 
Thread, As he deals out, 193 

— Feels at each, 163 

— of his verbosity, The, 180 
Threads of our two lives, The, 7 
Threatening to devour me. Still, 74 
Three gentlemen at once, 22 

— Glorious, 44 

— insides, Carrying, 37 

— meet again, We, 112 

— things a wise man, 199 
Three-volumed, A book, 1 
Thrice is he armed, 144 
Thrill is o'er. Glory's, 72 
Thrilling legions, In, 38 
Thrive, Where none can, 142 
Throat, Amen stuck in my, 5 
Throats, Cut men's, 189 

— Whose rude, 53 
Throne, Here is my, 162 

— of kings, This royal, 46 

— of royal state, On a, 82 

— Through slaughter to a, 114 
Throned on her hundred isles, 180 
Thrones, Dominations, 171 
Throw away the dearest thing, S5 



Throw physic to the dogs, 136 
Throws its beams, Candle, 36 
Thumping on your back, 61 
Thunderbolt, The brightest, 21 
Thunder, bghtning, or in rain, 1 13 

— Steal my, 171 
Thunder-storm, Like a, 60 
Thus let me live, 97 
Thwack, Many a stiff, 172 
Thyme blows, Wild, 11 
Thyself, Know then, 108 
Tickled with a straw, 24 
Tide in the affairs of men, 172 

— Time or, 172 

Tie all my cares up, 147 

— Love endures no, 96 

Tied, Sorrow but more closely, 40 
Tiger, Imitate the, 19 

— The Hyrcian, 33 
Tight little island, 83 
Till my ground, To, 159 

— their own dreams, 42 
Tilt at all I meet, 153 
Timbrel, The loud, 172 
Time, A blessed, 177 

— A gude, 172 

— by heart-throbs. We should count. 
97 

— Defer no, 36 

— Leave behind us footprints on tht 
sands of, 97 

— For all, 157 

— is out of joint, The, 172 

— Leaves here their, 35 

— No note of, 13 

— Noiseless foot of, 172 

— of death, Man at, 34 

— or tide, Tether, 172 

— Panting, 172 

— rolls his ceaseless course, 173 

— Squander, 172 

— Tell, 213 

— The bank and shoal of, 41 

— The flood of, 172 

— The foot of, 172 

— The last syllable of recorded, 174 

— The thief of, 142 

— The tooth of, 146 

— The whips and scorns oi 5 "o 

— to mourn, Lacks, 120 

— To speak before your, 21 

— Whirligig of, 172 

— will teach thee, 172 

— writes no wrinkle, 130 
Times, future, speak aloud for, 17 

— Jumping o'er, 211 

— Make former, 23 

— of general calamity, 21 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— T. 



Tints of woe, 15 
Tippenny, Wi', 11 
Tipsy dance and jollity, 148 
Tired, he sleeps, Till, 24 

— nature's sweet restorer, 16? 
Title, A successive, 173 

— Nature's first great, 116 
To be, 173 

Toad, Ugly and venomous, 3 
Toast pass, Let the, 105 
Tobacco, Divine, 173 

— Sublime, 173 

— The use of, 173 
To-day, And not, 211 

— Be wise, 174 

— he puts forth, 53 

— his own, Can call, 174 

— What yo l can do, 142 

Toe, On the light fantastic, 164 
Toil and trouble, 41 

— and trouble. All this, 16 

— Mourn of, 160 

— o'er books consumed, 115 

— They waste their, 138 

— Verse sweetens, 180 
Toll for the brave, 18 

— ye the church bell, 210 
Toils the knell, 31 

Tom or Jack, Hails you, 61 
Tom's food for seven long year, 115 
Tomb, E'en from the, 174 

— Encompass the, 67 

— Nearer to the, 14 

— No inscription on my, 47 

— of the Capulets, The, 22 

— The scutcheons on our, 2 
To-morrow and to-morrow, 174 

— Blossoms, 53 

— Boast not of, 174 

— is a satire, 174 

— Never leave till, 142 

Tongue dropped manna, False and 
hollow though his, 51 

— Keep well thy, 174 

— of him that makes it, The, 84 

— outvenoms, Whose, 159 

— That man that hath a, 174 

— that Shakespere spoke, 60 

— Though it have no, 121 

— To restrain thy, 183 
Tongues, A thousand several, 29 

— By slanderous, 159 

— in trees, 3 

— The strife of, 174 
•-Whispering, 61 

Took their solitary way. 206 
Tooth of time, The, 146 

— Sharper than a serpent's, 24 



Toothache. Endure the, 174 
Top of my bent, To the, 59 

— of heaven, The, 165 
Topples round the . . . west, 11 
Torches, As wt with, 184 
Torrent, Like the, 209 

— of a woman's will, 200 
Torture, The hum of human eituu 

120 
Torturing hour, The, 135 
Touch not a single bough, 201 

— of a vanished hand, 71 

— of celestial temper, 51 

— The spider's, 163 
Touched him, God's finger, 35 
Toucheth pitch, He that, 136 
Touchstone, Man's true, 21 

— true to try a friend, 142 
Tower of strength, A, 123 
Towers and battlements, 31 

— The cloud-capp'd, 148 

— Ye antique, 163 

Town a dog was found, In that, 40 
Town, Daisies in our, 32 

— Man made the, 74 
Toys of age, The, 24 
Trade of war, In all the, 147 

— Two of a, 174 

Trail of the serpent, The, 156 
Train, They love a, 196 

— With all his rising, 192 
Training for a glorious strife, 52 
Traitors, Our doubts are, 41 
Trammel up the consequence, 41 
Tranquillity, Heaven was all, 40 
Transient hour, Catch the, 93 
Transition, What seems so is, 35 
Translated, Thou art, 174 
Transmitter of a foolish face, 145 
Transport know, Ne'er a, 195 
Trappings of a monarchy, The, 118 
Trash, Steals, 123 

Travel from Dan, 11 
Travel's history, Partner in my, 55 
Travelled life's dull round, 82 
Traveller returns, No, 173 
Treacle, The fly that sips, 168 
Tread, Angels fear to, 59 

— each other's heels, 196 

— on classic ground, 26 

— softly and speak low, 210 

— upon, That we, 35 
Trembling hope rei)ose, In, L15 
Treason can but peep, 87 

— Dare call it, 174 

— has done his worst, 93 

— If this be, 20 

Treasons, stratagems, and spoils, 128 



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29? 



Treasure, Rich the, 137 
Treasures, Hath he not always, 67 
■ — up a wrong, Who, 210 
Treatise, At a dismal, 78 
Treble, Childish, 165 
Tree, Loved a, 25 

— of Liberty, The, 92 

— Spare that, 201 
Trees, In tufted 31 

— Tongues in, $ 

Tremble, My nerves shall never, 33 

— thou wretch, 30 
Trembled, Hell, 35 

Trembled in the breast, That, 140 

— Satan, 153 
Tresses, Fair, 12 
Tribes, Two mighty, 17 
Tribunal, His sole, 28 
Tribute of a smile, The vain, 188 
Trick, Win the, 41 

— worth two of that, 175 
Trickle from its source, 170 
Tricks in plain and simple faith, No, 

102 

— Plays such fantastic, 107 
Tried the luxury of doing good, 103 
Trifle, A careless, 35 

— Think naught a, 175 
Trifles light as air, 84 
Trim reckoning, A, 76 
Trip it as you go, 164 

Triton among the minnows, 175 
Triumph advances, Who in, 73 
Triumphal arch that fUl'st the sky, 

7 
Triumphed, Jehovah has, 172 
Trodden on, Being, 207 

— out, Quickly, 57 

Troop, Farewell, the plumed, 53 
Trope, Out there flew a, 148 
Trouble, All this toil and, 16 

— Toil and, 186 

Troubles, Arms against a sea of, 1 73 
Troubling, Wicked cease from, 188 
Troy in ashes, Old, 199 
Trudged along, He, 189 
True as steel, As, 166 

— as the dial, 38 

— as the needle, 38 

— blue, 175 

— but heaven, Nothing, 206 

— Do rest but, 46 

— ease in writing, 209 

— I talk of dreams, 42 

— love's the gift, 102 

— standard of brains, The. 18 

— 'tis pity, 'Tis, 104 ' 

— To thine ownself be, 17 ' 

13* 



Trump, The shrill, 53 
Trumpet-tongned, 183 
Truncheon, The marshal's, 114 
Trust no future, 62 

— not a woman, 199 

— this world, Who would, 205 

— Wise man will not, 199 
Trusted, Let no such man be, 138 
Truth, Her Bible true a, 14 

— Beauty is, 12 

— Brightness, purity, and, 197 

— can poison, 61 

— crushed to earth, 175 

— has such a face, 175 

— I held it, 113 

— impossible to be soiled, 175 

— in masquerade, The, 92 

— is always strange, 175 

— is precious, i 75 

— is truth, 17G 

— makes free, The, 61 

— Oaths that make the, 129 

— of a song, The, 161 

— of truths is love, The, 138 

— put to the worse, 175 

— severe, 175 

— silences the liar, 91 

— Teach thee soon the, 173 

— Tell, 175 

— That lies like, 47 

— The great ocean of, 176 

— The greater the, 92 

— The open, 184 

— the poet sings, 162 

— This mournful, 208 

— To tell the, 40 

— Vantage-ground of, 175 

— Violent zeal for, 213 

— What is, 176 

— will sometimes lend, 175 

— Wine and, 192 

— with gold she weighs, 85 
Truth's, All the ends thou aimat 

be, 4 
Truths, Tell him disagreeable, 61 

— Who feel great, 138 
Tub must stand, Every, 170 
Tufted trees, In, 31 

Tug of war, The, 1S6 
Tune, Keep in, 72 
Turf on which we tread, 207 
Turn and fight. May, 57 

— gentle hermit, 176 

— my ravished eyes, 26 

— over a new leaf, 91 

— She can, 176 

— Smallest worm will, 207 

— the penny, 176 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX- U. 



Turned to day, Coesar, 21 
Turning the accomplishment. 211 
Turnips cries, If the man who, 55 
Turns, Ever oft good, 171 
Twal, Hour ayont the, 78 
Tweedledee, Tweedledum and, 176 
Twel re good men in a box, 85 

— Id the sworn, 85 

— years ago, 18 

Twenty-nine, Give to February, 21 
Twice-told tale, A, 1G9 

Twilight gray had in her sober livery, 

48 
Twins of honour, 39 
Two evils, Of, 48 

— hundred pounds a year, 40 

— legged animal, Man is a, 108 

— legged thing, Unfeathered, 161 

— millers thin, 16 

— of a trade, 174 

— strings to his bow, 17 

— strings unto your bow, 167 
TyTant's power, Faster binds a, 92 
Tyrants from policy, 87 

— Rebellion to, 146 

— This hand to, 60 

Tyrannous to use it like a giant, 167 
Tyranny begins, 91 
Tyrant of his fields, The, 71 



U 



Cgliness, Encouraging in, 177 
Unadorned, adorned the most, 102 
Unaneled, 31 

Unanimity is wonderful, 4 
Unassuming commonplace, 32 
Unbending corn, The, 209 
Unblemished let me live, 52 
Uncertain, coy, 197 
Unclasps her warmed jewels, 177 
Uncle me no uncle, 177 
Unction, That flattering, 111 
Uncurrent pay, With such, 171 
Undefiled, Well of English, 24 
Under the sun, No new thing, 126 
Underlings, That we are, 28 
Understanding, thy more sweet, 196 
— To direct thy, 73 
Undeserved, Praise, 140 
Un devout astronomer, An, 9 
Undiscovered country, The, 173 
Undistinguished die, Heroes, 74 
UndivuJged crimes, 30 
Undo us, Equivocatioir. will, 47 
Undress, She did, 96 
Uneasy lies the head, 31 



Unexpressive she, 177 
Unfeathered two-legg'd thing, Thai 

161 
Unfeeling, The, 193 
Unfriended, melancholy, slow, 14"} 
Unfurnished, To be let, 72 
Ungalled play, The hart, 207 
Unhonoured and unsung, 177 
Unhousel'd, 31 
Union of states, The, 177 
United we stand, 177 
Uniting we stand, By, 177 
Universe, Born for the, 133 
Unjust, A God, 114 
Unkennel the fox, 177 
Unkind, Not so, 191 
Unkindest cut of all, 31 
Unknowing what he sought, 189 
Unknown and sdent shore, 65 

— Argues yourself, 87 

— Great, 68 

— The forms of things, 80 

— To fame, 212 

— To few, 59 

— World, 204 
Unlamented let me die, 97 
Unlearned, Amazed th', 168 

— If hence th', 177 
Unlike my subject, 161 
Unpremeditated verse, My, 180 
Unprofitable, Stale, flat and, 58 
Unreal mockery, hence, 156 
Unstable as water, 187 
Unsung, Unhonoured, and, 177 

— Unsyllabled, 177 

Unsure, What's to come is still, .17 
Untutored mind, Whose, 77 
Unused, God-like reason, 39 
Unutterable things, Looked, 153 
Unveiled her peerless light, 48 
Unwashed artificer, The, 178 
Unwept, unhonoured, 177 
Unwhipped of justice, 30 
Unwilling ploughshare, The, 32 
Unwillingly to "school, 164 
Unwrung, Our withers are, 62 
Up ! Up ! my friend, 16 
Upturned faces, Sea of, 50 

— his nostrils wide, 144 
Urchin, The shivering, 177 
Urges sweet return, 161 

Urn, Scatters from her picfcaied, 5£ 

— The loud hissing, 18 
Urns, Spirits from their, 178 
Use, Both thanks and, 184 

— can change, 178 

— Concur to general, 49 

— doth breed a habit, 70 



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299 



(J93, Hanging was the ^ orst, 71 

— is the judge, 178 

— Strained from that fair, 66 
Useless if it goes, 80 

Uses of this world, The, 58 
Usquebae, Wi', 11 
Utterance, The large, 178 
~- Voice and, 208 
Uttered or unexpressed, 140 



Vacant, A mind quite, 147 

— chair. One, 35 

— mind. That spoke the, 117 
Vain, Call it not, 138 

— fantasy, Of, 42 

— Given in, 179 

— pomp of this world, 139 

— Thy sorrow is in, 182 

— Visions are but, 184 
Vale of life, 171 

— of years. The, 211 

— Swells from the, 27 

— Yon taper cheers the, 176 
Valet, Hero to his, 178 
Valiant man and free, 14 

— never taste of death, 29 
Vadombrosa, That strew the brooks 

in, 91 
Valoar, As much, 178 

— Call old, 178 

— Hard, 39 

— is certainly going, ilv, 178 

— The best part of, 39 

— The better part of, 39 
Van, In the battle's. 38 
Vanilla of Society, The, 178 
Vanished voice. The, 34 
Vanity, All is, 179 

— Fair', 179 

— of this wicked world, 139 

— of vanities, 179 

— The fool of, 179 . 
Variable as the shade, 197 
Varied God, Are but the, 211 
Variety alone gives joy, 179 
*- Her infinite, 3 

— Order in, 179 
Variety's the very spice, 179 
Various, A man so, 106 
Varying verse, The, 43 
Vase, Shatter the, 179 
Vastv deep, From the, 164 
Fault, Fretted, 4 

— Heaven's ebon, 73 

Vaulting ambition overleaps itself, 5 



Veils her sacred fires, 146 
Vengeance, Nor one feeling of, 45 
Vengeful blade, The, 60 
Venice, I stood in, 19 

— sat in state, 180 

Venom flings, Its bubbling, 85 
Venus, rising from a sea, 1^0 
Ver, First-born child of, 141 
Verbosity, Thread of his, 180 
Verge enough, 180 
Verse, Curst be the, 180 

— Immortal, 180 

— My unpremeditated, 180 

— for the other's sake, One, 23 

— sweetens toil, 180 

— The hoarse rough, 209 

— The varying, 43 

— will seem prose, 75 

— Who says in, 180 
Versed in books, 16 

Verses, Rhyme the rudder is of, 148 
Very like a whale, 27 
Vesture of decay, This muddy, 73 
Vex not his ghost, 63 

— the brain, 28 
Vexation of spirit, 179 
Vexing the dull ear, 93 
Vibrates in memory, 180 
Vicar of Bray, 180 

— of the Almighty God. 125 
Vice, Between virtue and, 183 

— Gathered every, 180 

— gets more, 181 

— is a monster, 181 

— itself lost, 1S1 

— itself, Thou'rt, 181 

— of fools, 141 

— pays, Homage that, 79 

— Prosperity discovers, 183 

— Virtue itself turns, 181 
Vices, Our pleasant, 181 
Vicious, Who called thee, 181 
Vicissitudes of things. The sad, 180 
Victim, Led like a, 181 
Victorious, O'er a' the ills o' life, 81 

— wreaths, Bound with, 39 
Victories, Peace hath her, 134 
Victory, A Cadmean, 28 

— A famous, 181 

— And either, 181 

— "Wreaths of, 181 

View each well-known scene, 154 

— Enchantment to the, 40 

— Order gave each thing, 133 
Viewed his own feather, 44 
Viewless winds, In the, 38 
Vigil long, The, 210 
Vigour from the limb, 311 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— W. 



Vile hn.d, Makes nice of no, 160 

— Nought so, 66 

Village of the plain, Loveliest, 9 

— Hampden, Some, 71 

— maiden sings, The, 180 
Villain, And be a, 181 

— The, 181 

— Condemns me for a, 29 

— He's a, 181 

— Here's a, 209 

— One murder makes a, 121 
Villain's censure, The, 22 
Villanie maketh villanie, 182 
Villany, Abstract of all, 182 

— Guilt is, 69 

— My naked, 182 

Villainy, Xecassary burden of, 79 

— Sacred now but, 182 
Vindicate the ways of God to man,125 
Violence, Blown with restless, 38 
Violet by a mossy stone, 182 

— grows, Nodding, 11 

— smells to him, The, 87 

— To throw a perfume on the, 49 
Violets plucked, For, 182 

— Upon a bank of, 121 
Virginity, True, 1S2 
Virtue, A woman's only, 198 

— Adversity discovers, 183 

— All that are lovers of, 6 

— alone is happiness, 182 

— alone outbids, 183 

— and vice, Between, 182 

— Assume a, 182 

— feeble were, If, 182 

— He must delight in, 81 

— Health and, 61 

— Homage that vice pays to, 79 

— I have followed, 1 82 

— in her shape how lovely, 66 

— in it, Much, 80 

— is bold, 183 

— is her own reward, 183 

— is its own reward, 183 

— is like, 183 

— is to herself, 183 

— itself, Sear, 22 

— itself turns vice, 66 

— Joined with, 183 

— nothing earthly, In, 183 

— of necessity, Make a, 126 

— only makes, 183 

— That make ambition, 53 

— that was never seen, 182 

— The first 183 

— The wholesome soil of, 3 



Vu tue's aide, 



rags, 183 
Failings 



leaned 



50 



Virtues, powers, Princedoms, 171 

— The pearl chain of all, 118 

— Upon thv, 184 

— very kind. To her, 183 

— we write in water, 110 

— will plead, His, 183 
Virtuous, Ashamed of being, 208 

— Because thou art, 21 

— deeds, On, 36 

— nothing fear, The, 184 
Visage, His bold, 184 
Visible, Darkness rather, 33 
Vision beatific, In, 105 

— Fairy, 184 

— Fatal, 32 

— 'Twas but a, 184 

— The baseless fabric of this, 148 
Visions of glory, 158 

— T have seen, 184 

— of glory, 184 

Visits, few and far between, Angel, t 

— short and bright, Angel's, 6 

— like those of angels, 6 
Vital spark, 184 
Vocal voices, 159 
Vocation, 'Tis my, 184 
Vociferation, In sweet, 159 
Voice and utterance, 208 

— But a wandering, 31 

— His big manly, 165 

— I hear a, 1S5 

— is odd, The people's, 185 

— is still for war, My, 186 

— of a good woman. The, 197 

— of the sluggard, The, 16C 

— A stiU small, 185 

— that is still, Sound of a, 71 

— The vanished, 34 

— was ever soft, Her, 184 
Voices, When mortal, 157 

— With vocal, 159 

Void of cares and strife, 1 58 
Volume paramount, No single, 185 

— Within this awful, 122 
Voluptuous swell, With its, 148 
Vow, The plain single, 129 
Voyage of their life, The, 173 
Vulgar, By no means, 61 

— light, The eye of, 137 



w 

Wade, General, 149 
— through slaughter, To, 114 
Waft thy name bevond the sky, 58 
Wafted downward", Feather, 33 
Wag all, Where beards, 115 



ANALYTICAL INDEX- W. 



301 



Wager, By a, 185 
Wagers, Fools use, 185 

— Use, 1S5 

Wags, How the world, 205 
Wait, Blessings ever, 36 

— on appetite, Digestion, 38 

— npon, I would, 33 

— Who only stand and, 156 
Wake and call me early, 144 

— Both when we, 164 

— the full lyre, 185 

Waked me too soon, You have, 160 

Waking, Night of, 160 

Walk the earth, Spiritual creatures, 

164 
Walker, Hookey, 76 
Walks in beauty, She, 12 

— up and down with me, 69 
Wall, Close the, 19 

— The wooden, 201 

— Weakest goes to the, 187 
Waller was smooth, 43 

Wallow naked in December snow, 66 
Walls, War approaches to your, 186 
Walnuts, Across the, 185 
Wand she bore, On her, 149 
Wander forth the sons of Belial, 128 
Wanderers o'er Eternity, 185 
Wandering on a foreign strand, 124 

— steps and slow, 206 

— voice, But a, 31 
Want, Every, 185 

— of books and men, 185 

— of decency, 203 

— of heart, By, 48 

— of it the f ellow, 208 

— of thought, By, 48 

— retired to die, Lonely, 117 

— Such a scoundrel as, 185 

— Whose wealth was, 188 
Wanting what is stolen, 149 
Wanton wiles, 84 

Wantoned with thy breakers, 130 
Wante are few, Her, 125 

— may view, Their, 177 

War, Cause of a long ten years', 199 

— Circumstance of glorious, 53 
■ — Delay is dangerous in, 36 

— even to the knife, 186 

— Cry for, 186 

— For open, 186 

— Grim- visaged, 39 

— He sung, 186 

— horrid war, 186 

— In all the trade of, 147 

— is still the cry, 186 

•— its thousands slays, 186 

— Let slip the dogs of, 73 



War, my noble father, 186 

— No less renowned than, 134 

— of eleirients, SI 

— Of unsuccessful or successful, 97 

— Prepared for, 1S6 

— Sinews of, 169 

— The blast of, 19 

— The tug of, 186 

— Voice still for, 186 
War's a game, 186 

— glorious art, 186 

Warble his native wood-notes, 158 
Ward and to keep. To, 196 
Warder of the brain, The, 112 
Warm motion, This sensible, 38 

— To keep her wrath, 32 

— Virtue will keep me, 183 
Warmest welcome, The, 82 
Warp, Weave the, 188 

Warrior taking his rest, Like a, 42 
Warriors feel. Stern joy which, 59 
Wars of old, The thousand, 14 

— The big, 53 

Wash the river Rhine, 148 
Washing his hands, 71 
Waste, Affections run to, 3 

— its sweetness, 02 

— of thought, An idle, 171 

— our powers, We lay, 206 
Wasteful and ridiculous excess, 49 
Watch, An idler is on, 30 

— Care keeps his, 22 

— dog's honest bark, The, 75 

— dog's voice, The, 117 

— in the sky, Their, 165_ 

— is shown," An authentic, 85 

— Some must, 207 

Watched and tended, However, 35 
Watches, With our judgments as our 

85 
Watchword recall, The, 177 
Water, A cup of, 187 

— and a crust, With, 100 

— but the desert, Affections, 3 

— Dreadful noise of, 42 

— drops, Women's weapons, 200 

— everywhere, 187 

— Her tears but, 202 

— In imperceptible, 71 

— in the sea, Not all the, 86 

— Runs the, 187 

— spilt, As, 187 

— Unstable as, 187 

— Virtues we write in, 110 

— Walks the, 187 

— Writ in, 187 

Waters cannot quench love, 100 
Wave a wave, As, 196 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— W. 



Wave o* the sea, 187 

— Our benefits upon the, 210 

— Sunk beneath the, 18 
Waves, Britannia rules the, 19 

— clasp cne another, Thy, 120 

— in silence sleep, 191 

— the bush, 1 70 

— were rough, When, 40 
Way, His wearv, 31 

— of life, My, 155 

— shall 1 fly, Which, 74 

— Their solitary, 206 

— to parish church, As, 190 

— was long, The, 117 

— Wisdom finds a, 191 

Ways of God to man, The, 125 
We know what we are, 187 
Weak must lie, What is, 92 
Weakest goes, The, 187 
Weakness, Shows its, 174 

— Stronger by, 75 

Weal, Prayer for other's, 53 

— Woe or, 23 

Wealth, A shade that follows, 62 

— accumulates, Where, 135 

— and commerce, 211 

— exempt, Prom, 188 

— Get place and. 118 

— The loss of, 188 

— was want, 188 
Weapon, Satire's my, 153 

— ... the ballot-box, 11 
Weapons, Women's, 200 
Wear a golden sorrow, 103 

— him in my heart's core, 133 

— Motley's the only, 120 
Weariest worldly life, 36 
Weariness can soar, 188 
Wearing out, Not linen you're, 96 
Wears a crown, That, 31 
Weary be at rest, 188 

— of conjecture, I'm, 81 

— stale, flat, and unprofitable, 58 

— way, His, 31 
Weave the warp, 151 

— the ways, 188 
Weaver of stockings, 188 
Weazel, Like a, 27 

Web, In middle of her, 163 

- of our life. The, 94 

Wed, December when they, 201 

— it, Think to 100 
Wedges of gol I, 42 

Wee, modest . . . flow'r, 32 

— short hour, 78 
Week, Argument for a, 7 

— Days that's in the, 34 
Weep, Do not, '88 



Weep for her, That he should, 73 

— Leaves the wretch to, 62 

— no more, Lady, 188 

— on, 196 

— That I may not, 90 

— The stricken deer go, 207 

— Who would not, 9 

— Women must, 200 
Weeping, Endless, 188 

Weight of mightiest monarchies 

The, 8 
Welcome ever smiles, 188 

— peaceful evening, 189 

— Tableful of, 188 

— the coming, 189 

— You are, 188 

— Deep as a, 79 
Well, He prayeth, 140 

— of English undefiled, 24 

— The devil was, 37 

— When all men shall speak, 196 
Well-bred whisper. With a, 145 

— favour'd man, To be a, 110 
Wellington, Ode on the Duke of, 8 
Weltering in his blood, 51 

Wept him dead, I, 188 

— o'er him, Men, 162 
West, Round the dreary, 11 
Westminster, We thrive at, 85 
Wet his whistle, To, 189 

— sheet, A, 157 
Whale, Like a, 27 

— Meet a, 189 

What makes all doctrines, 40 

— shall I do, 52 

— though the field be lost V 98 
What's done, 41 

— what, 189 

Whatever is, is right, 125, 149 
Wheat, A cake of the, 134 
Wheedling arts, The, 198 
Wheel, Turns the giddy, 180 
Whelp and hound, 40 
Where God hath a temple, 38 
Wherever God erects, 37 
Wherefore, He had a, 190 
Whining schoolboy, The, 164 
Whip, A hangman's, 73 

— In ever}- honest hand a, 1 45 

— me such honest knaves, 189 
Whipped the offending Adam, 2tf 
Whips and scorns, 189 
Whirlwind, Rides in the, 189 
Whirlwind's sway, The sweeping, 

140 
Whiskey gill, An', 60 
Whisper, With a well-bred, 145 
Whispered in heaven, TO 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— Jt. 



303 



Whispered word, In every, 78 
Whispering humbleness, 16 
-- I will ne'er consent, 29 

— tongues, 61 

— wind, Ba3-ed the, 117 

— With, 189 

Whispers the o'erfraught heart, 68 
Whistle, For his, 189 

— For one's, 189 

— them back. He could, 61 

— Wet his, 189 
Whistled as he went, 1 89 
Whistles in his sound, 165 
Whistling aloud, 190 

— of a name, The, 123 
White and red, Flowers, 32 

— Black spirits and, 164 

— not sv, very white, 15 

— so very white, 190 
Whiteness of his soul, 162 
Who overcomes by force, 59 

— rules o'er freemen, 54 

— shall decide ? 40 
Wholesale, To praise by, 190 
Wholesome, The nights are, 26 
Whooping, Out of all, 201 
Why, For everv, 190 

— is as plain, The, 190 
Wicked Bible, The, 190 

— Cause I's, 190 

— cease from troubling, 188 

— flee, The, 190 

— world, Vanity of this, 139 
Wide, A world too, 165 

— as a church-door, Nor so, 79 

— enough, The world, 37 

— rivers, 31 

Widow can bake, The, 190 

— of fifty, To the, 105 
Widows are a study, 190 
Wife, Book-learned, 190 

— is a peculiar gift, A, 190 

— Parting of a husband and a, 133 

— That an honest, 79 

— The devil's, 208 

— The husband frae the, 29 

— True and honourable, 190 
Wight, She was a, 59 
Wild, By starts 'twas, 59 

— Caledonia, stem and, 21 

— fowl, Pythagoras concerning, 143 

— in woods the noble savage ran, 128 

— The garden was a, 19S 

— thyme blows, 11 

Wilderness, A lodge in some vast, 97 
Will, A woman's, 200 
- Against hor, 191 

— Against his, 190 



Will, Be there a, 191 

— Let free the human, 54 

— My poverty and not my, 139 

— not. He that, 190 

— or won't, 199 

— reasoned high of . . .,39 

— The temperate, 19S 

— to do, The, 184 
Willing to wound, 208 
Win, Deeds must, 36 

— Good we oft might, 41 

— the trick, 41 

— They laugh that, 90 

— Yet wouldst wrongly, 74 
Wince, Let the galled jade, 63 
Wind, Against the, 60 

— away, To keep the, 21 

— blew, What, 191 

— Blow, 191 

— bloweth, The, 191 

— fair, Sits the, 191 

— God tempers the, 89 

— hath blown, What, 191 

— Hears him in the, 77 

— Her words but, 202 

— Ill blows the, 191 

— Not trust the, 199 

— stands, Except, 191 

— that follows fast, A, 157 

— Thou winter, 191 

— was cold, The, 117 

— Which way the, 191 

— Wings of the, 191 

— Words but, 129 
Windows of her mind, 192 

— of mine eyes, 191 

— Rich, 191 

— richly dight, 95 

— Storied, 192 

Winds are piping loud, 191 

— Blow, 191 

— Breathe soft, ye, 191 

— In the viewless, 38 
Winds slowly o'er the lea, S'i 
Wine and truth, 192 

— Good, 192 

— I'll not look for, 42 

— Spirit of, 192 

— The walnuts and the, 185 
Whig, Dropped from an angel'i, 131 

— The human soul take, 35 
Winged hours of bliss, 6 

— the shaft, 44 

Wings, Clip an angel's, 136 

— Girt with golden, 51 

— of a dove, 192 

— of night, 33 

— of the wind, The, 191 



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ANALYTICAL INDEX— W. 



Wings, To thy speed add, 143 

— With swallow's, 77 
Whiter comes to rule, 192 

— is at hand, 192 

— of our discontent, The, 39 

— ruler of the inverted year, 192 

— wind, Thou, 191 
Wiredrawing his words, 192 

' Wisdom, Apply our hearts unto, 192 

— begins, 192 

— Cold, 192 

— finds a way, 191 

— fraught, With, 193 

— is oftentimes nearer, 193 

— Knowledge and, 88 

— lingers, 87 

— Man of, 192 

— Manly grace and, 192 

— married, 180 

— of many, The, 143 

— The prime, 192 
Wise at all, Not, 193 

— Be not worldly, 207 

— father that knows his own child, 
55 

— Fearfully, 193 

— Folly to be, 193 

— for cure, The, 72 

— it call, Convey, the, 166 

— Makes the politician, 27 

— men eat them, 59 

— saws, Full of, 164 

— So, 193 

— to-day, Be, 174 

— Were their subjects, 186 

— with speed, Be, 59 

— Wondrous, 190 

— Wretched are the, 80 
Wisely, One that loved not, 1 65 

— Be worldly, 207 

Wiser man, A sadder and a, 107 

— men become, 75 

— than a daw, No, 90 
Wisest man, The, 193 

— of mankind, 10 

— of men, 160 

Wish for fame, The, 52 

— The, 193 

— them not reply, 213 

— to die, 34 

— was father, Thy, 193 
Wished, I've often, 159 
Wishes, at least, 193 

— blest. Country's, 18 

— Good meanings and, 73 

— lengthen, Our, 193 
Wishing, Of all employments, 194 
Wit a man, In, 194 



Wit, A strong, 40 

— and judgment, 194 

— bankrupt, Your, 203 

— brightens, How the, 98 

— El Dorado of, 45 

— He had much, 194 

— in the combat, Whose, 194 

— invites you, His, 194 

— in nature, True, 194 

— is out, The, 194 

— is, The cause that, 194 

— is the most rascally, 194 

— Lack of, 194 

— Mother, 120 

— No room for, 72 

— of one man, The, 143 

— Point to your, 194 

— Poor enough to be a, 194 

— Some want of, 69 

— struck smartly, 195 

— that can creep, 95 

— The body and soul of, 19 

— The soul of, 19 

— ' Ware of mine own, 194 

— will come, Fancy, 195 

— with dunces, A, 194 

— Your men of, 58 
Wit's a feather, A, 107 

— last edition, 195 
Witnesses, Cloud of, 27 
Wits, Great, 195 

— Have ever homely, 213 

— more keen, To make our, 3 

— Such short-lived, 195 
Witchcraft, What a hell of, 170 
Witching time of night, 128 
Wither as they grow, Do, 195 

— Flowers to, 35 

— her, Age cannot, 3 
Withered and shaken, 110 

— be, It could not, 208 
Withers are unwrung, Our, 62 

— at another's joy, 46 

Witty as Horatius Flaccus, 195 

— It shaU be, 161 

Wives are as comely, Our, 75 

— When they are, 105 
Wizard of the North, 195 
Woe, A fig for, 188 

— Amid severest, 104 

— Another's, 195 

— Betrays more, 158 

— doth tread, One, 196 

— Luxury of, 196 

— or weal, 23 

— Mockery of, 195 

— Sabler tints of, 15 

— Silence bewrays more, 10S 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— W. 



305 



Woe. Stnne degree of, 195 

— succeeds woe, 196 

— Teach me to feel another's, 114 
Woeful ballad, With a, 164 
Woes, Exempt from, 196 

— For other's, 196 

— Solitary, 196 

Wolf from the door, The, 196 

— "Never trouble the, 196 

— on the fold, Like the, 9 
Wolfish den, A, 196 
Woman, A, 196 

— A cunning, 196 

— A perfect, 198 

— An excellent thing in, 184 

— Any other, 198 

— appears, When a, 197 

— Believe a, 47 

— Done by, 199 

— either, Nor, 108 

— Hand upon a, 198 

■ — He cannot win a, 174 

— How divine a thing a, 198 

— in love, A, 198 

— in our hours of ease, 197 

— in this humour, 201 

— is at heart, Every, 197 

— is the leaser man, 199 

— lovely woman, 197 

— moved, A, 196 

— oweth to her husband, 43 

— rules us still, 197 

— scorned, A, 197 

— She's a, 200 

— smiled, Till, 198 

— that deliberates, 198 

— that seduces, 'Tis, 198 

— Thy name is, 197 

— Trust not a, 199 

— Voice of a good, 197 

— What is, 196 

— What will not, 199 

— When lovely, 199 

— whose form, 197 

— will or won't, 199 

— Without a, 199 
Woman's at best, 199 

— breast, Feeble, 101 

— eves, In, 198 

— looks, 197 

— noblest station, 197 

— only virtue, 198 

— plighted faith, 199 

— reason, A, 145 

— whole existence, 101 

— will, A, 200 

Women, A bevy of fair, 14 
<— and brave men, Fair, 148 



Women, As for the, 200 

— Especially to, 148 

— have no characters, 200 

— like princes, 200 

— must weep, 200 

— pardoned, The, 200 

— Passing the love of, 101 

— Stormy, 200 

— Two, 200 

— Words are, 204 
Women's weapons, 200 
Won, A battle, 11 

— Baffled oft is ever, 60 

— fair lady, Ne'er, 50 

— In this humour, 201 

— So fairly, 201 

— To be, 200 
Wonder grew, The, 201 

— how the devil, 149 

— made religion, 201 

— Nine days', 201 

— of our stage, 157 
Wonderful is death, 35 

— Their unanimity is, 4 

— Wonderful, 201 
Wonderfully made, Fearfaliy and 

104 
Wonders, The magic, 201 

— to perform, His, 201 
Won't, Will or, 199 

Woo the angel virtue, 147 

— When they, 201 

Wood, Impulse from a vernal, 49 

— Land of shaggy, 21 
Wooden wall, The, 201 
Woodman, Forth goes the, 201 

— spare that tree, 201 
Woodnotes, His native, 158 
Woods, Senators of mighty, 129 
Wooed, In this humour, 201 

— Therefore to be, 200 
Woof, Weave the, 18S 
Word, A choleric, 15 

— and a blow, A, 202 

— at random spoken, A, 157 

— But one, 202 

— for word, 203 

— had breadth, The, 30 

— He was the, 202 

— is as good, Your, 202 

— Life's last, 34 

— no man relies on, Whose, 86 

— Not a, 202 

— of promise, Keep the, 41 

— Suit the action to the, 2 

— Teaching me that, 202 

— That fatal, 53 

— "Alone," That worn-out, 8 



306 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— W. 



Word, The bitter, 54 

— The ghost's, 202 
Words, An exchequer of, 203 

— are . . . counters, 202 

— are grown, 203 

— are like leaves, 203 

— are men's daughters, 204 

— are the daugl ters, 203 

— are things, :M2 

— are wind, 202 

— as fashions, In, 203 

— beget anger, 204 

— came first, 202 

— can paint, No, 203 

— Deeds not, 36 

— fly up, My, 203 

— Give sorrow, 68, 161 

— Good, 202 

— Household, 203 

— Immodest, 203 

— move slow, The, 209 

— My empty, 203 

— Oaths are but, 120 

— of learned length, 7 

— of Marmion, The last, 23 

— of Mercury, The, 203 

— of tongue, Sad, 202 

— once spoke, 203 

— Report thy, 202 

— Soft, 161 

— that burn, 53 

— though ne'er so witty, 102 

— Wiredrawing his, 192 

— words, 204 

Work, At his dirty, 38 

— First invented, 204 

— goes bravely on, 204 

— Men must, 200 

— of God, The noblest, 107 

— Tibet, 204 

— work, work, 204 

Worked and sung from morn, 116 
Working-day world, This, 205 
Works all her folly up, 113 

— Authors steal their, 9 

— These are thy glorious, 133 

— Thy glorious, 204 
World, A better, 206 

— A busy talking, 206 

— ... a fleeting show, 206 

— A mad, 204 

— away. So runs the, 207 

— Bestride the narrow, 28 

— Books . . . are a substantial, 16 

— but as a huge inn, 205 

— Come the three corners of the, 46 

— dissolves, When all the, 73 

— enjoy, The, 206 



World falls. When Rome falls the 
150 

— Glory doth this, 205 

— has nothing to bestow, 71 

— I hold the, 205 

— In a naughty, 36 

— In the ring o£ the, 45 

— In this vicious, 181 

— in thy ever busy mart, 207 

— in vain had tried, The, 40 

— Inhabit this bleak, 73 

— is too much with us, 206 

— knows nothing, The, 113 

— Let the great, 205 

— like this. Fear not a, 56 

— Man is one, 109 

— New, 126 

— Not loved the, 205 

— Now a, 64 

— O what a, 205 

— Peep at such a, 206 

— slide, Let the, 188 

— Such stuff the, 206 

— surely is wide enough, 37 

— Syllables govern the, 168 

— Ten to the, 78 

— The new, 206 

— The pendant, 38 

— The rack of this tough, 63 

— The uses of this, 58 

— This bad, 205 

— To know the, 206 

— To peep at such a, 148 

— To spite the, 205 

— too wide, A, 165 

— Trust this, 205 

— unknown, 204 

— was all before them, 206 

— was made for Csesar, This, St 

— was not worthy, The, 206 

— was sad, The, 198 

— What is the, 206 

— What is this, 207 

— What would the, 25 

— Working-day, 205 
World's a stage, All the, 164 

— a theatre, The, 165 

— at an end, 206 

— mine oyster, The, 207 

— altar-stairs, The, 165 

— noise, This, 205 

— open view. To the, 113 
Worldly, Be wisely, 207 

— life, Most loathed, 36 
Worm dieth not, 207 

— Fish with a, 207 

— i' the bud, Like a, 101 

— is your only emperor, 207 



ANALYTICAL INDEX— Y. 



307 



Worm, Sets upon a, 62 

— the canker, The, 34 

— The smallest, 207 

— The spirit of the, 207 
Worms, Let's talk of, 67 

— of Nile, All the, 159 
Worse a place, No, 208 

— appear the better reason, 51 

— confounded, Confusion, 28 

— Doth make the fault the, 55 

— From bad to, 207 

— Often times a great deal, 48 

— remains behind, 31 

— than the dark, 25 

— than the disease, 147 
Worship God, Freedom to, 60 

— of the world, 87 

— Stated calls to, 26 

— This hour they, 207 
Worshipper, Nature mourns her, 138 
Worst, Do thy, 174 

— Doubt the, 13 

— Matters at, 208 

— speak something good, The, 134 
Worth makes the man, 208 

— no worse a place, 208 

— Slow rises, 208 

— Than 'twas, 208 

— two of that, 175 

— What is, 208 

— What it's, 208 
Worthier, Would it were, 209 
Worthy peer, A, 166 

— World was not, 206 
Would, Wait upon L, 33 
Wound, That never felt a, 154 

— The private, 208 

— Willing to, 208 

— with a touch, 153 
Wounds are mortal, When, 208 

— Faithful are the, 61 
Wracks, A thousand fearful, 42 
Wrang, Gang a kennin', 23 
Wranglers, The imprisoned, 208 
Wrapt him in religion, 147 
Wrath, Infinite, 74 

— Nursing her, 32 
Wreath, A rosy, 208 
Wreaths of victory, 181 

— that endure, 51 

— With victorious, 39 
Wreck behind, Leave not a, 148 

— of matter, The, 81 

— The battle's, 18 

Wretch condemned with life to part 
77 

— Is a, 198 

— to weep, Leaves thi, 62 



Wretched are the wise, 80 

— have no friends, 208 

— men, Most, 210 

— The only, 193 
Wretches hang, 85 
Wrinkle, Time writes no, 13C 
Wrinkled front, Smoothed hi 39 

— skin and grev hairs, 23 
Wnnkles wont flatter, 208 
Writ in water, Name, 187 

— What is, 209 

— your annals trn*, 7 
Write and read, Hfc can, 209 

— and read, To, 11^ 

— at all, One does not n .ay 

— comes by nature, To, &W 

— I lived to, 209 

— me down an ass, 9 

— our benefits, 210 

— Shame to, 209 

— so fast, Who can, 209 

— with ease, You, 209 
Writer, Pen of a ready, i3fe 
Writers, Tell prose, 11 
Writing au exact man, 145 

— Easy, 209 

— Manner of, 209 

— One omits, 209 

— True ease in, 209 

— well, 209 

Written out of reputation, 141 

— Something so, 210 
Wrong, A place of, 142 

— Always in the, 106 

— He can't be, 94 

— Eight or, 29 

— sow by the ear, 162 

— The multitude always in tho, 12Q 

— To govern, 149 

— Who have done the, 59 
Wrote to live, And, 209 

— What they never, 145 
Wroth with one we love, 61 
Wrought by want of thought, 48 

— in a sad sincerity, 166 

— Too finely, 18 

— with human hands, 30 



Yankee, 210 
Yarn, Of a mingled, 94 
Yawn, Thy everlasting, 80 
Ye mariners of England, 111 
Year, Ruler of the inverted, 190 

, — The old, 210 

I — He that dies this, 38 



SOS 



ANALYTICAL INDEX-Z. 



Year, To rule the varied, 192 

— to year, From, 55 
Years, Ah ! happy, 18 

— following years, 211 

— Moments make the, 175 

— Of many, 211 

— of peace, 14 

— steal fire, 211 

— The man of, 192 

— 1 he vale of, 211 
Yellow, AU looks, 211 

— As all looks, 49 

— Bright and, 65 

— Jack, 211 

— leaf, Days in the, 34 

— leaf, The, 155 

— Primrose, A, 141 
Yesterday come back, 211 

— Families of, 52 

— The word of Ceesar, 20 
Yesterdays have lighted fools 174 
Yore, We have been glad of, 63 
Yorick, Poor, 211 

York, By this sun of, 39 
You and me. Like, 40 

— have displaced the mirth, 39 

— write with ease, 209 
Young barbarians, 11 

■ — chickens, Like, 31 

— Die, 211 

— England, 211, 212 

— fellows, ;^11 

— idea, Teach the, 212 

— Ireland, 212 

— man, 212 

— man married, A, 111 

— man's fancy, In the spring a, 111 



Young men, 211 

— So, 193 

Younger, Made youth, 213 
Youth, Crabbed age and, 8 

— delight, Gives his, 24 

— Had been friends in, 61 

— Home-keeping, 213 

— it sheltered, In, 201 

— In the lexicon of, 50 

— is vain, 61 

— May-morn of his, 213 

— of frolics, 212 

— of nations, 213 

— on the prow, 119 

— ornament to (bashfulneus), 11 

— Splendour to, 23 

— The aspiring, 52 

— The fiery vehemence of, 184 J 

— The rose of, 212 

— Thoughtless, 212 

— to fortune . . . unknown, 218 

— younger, Made, 212 
Youthful poets dream, As, 158 



ZadMel, 213 
Zeal, In our, 213 

— Tell, 213 

— Violent, 213 

— With half the, 86 
Zealand, New, 126 

Zenith, Dropped from the, 119 
Zephyr blows, Soft the, 119 

— gently blows, 209 



OI ANALI1ICAX 



AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OP 

Popular Quotations and Familiar Phrases 

FEOil THE 

LATIN, FRENCH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES, 

With their Signification and Translation into English. 



[Abbreviations :— <Lat.) Latin— (Fr.) French— (It) Italian— (Gr.) Greek.] 



A has (Er.), down ; down with. 

Ah extra (Lat.), from without. 

Ah initio (Lat.), from the beginning. 

Ah intra (Lat.), from within. 

Ah origine (Lat.), from the beginning. 

Ah ovo (Lat.), from the egg; from the beginning. 

Ahsente reo (Lat.), the person accused being absent. 

Ah urhe condita (Lat.), from the founding of the city — i.«. t 

Rome. 
A compte (Fr.), on account; in part payment. 
Ad aperturam (Lat.), at the opening; as the book opens. 
Ad captandum vulgus (Lat.), to catch the rabble. 
Ad eundem (Lat.), to the same degree — gradum being un- 

dei stood. 
Ad extremum (Lat.), to the extreme. 
Adjinem (Lat.), to the end. 
Ad Grcecas Calendas (Lat.), at the Greek Calends; never, 

as the Greeks had no Calends. 
Ad infinitum (Lat.), to infinity. 



310 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Ad interim (Lat.), in the meanwhile. 

A discretion (Fr.), at discretion ; without restriction 

Ad libitum (Lat.), at pleasure. 

Adliteram (Lat.), to the letter; letter for letter. 

Ad modum (Lat.), after the manner of. 

Ad -lauseam (Lat.), to disgust. 

Ad referendum (Lat.), to be further considered. 

Ad rem (Lat.), to the point; to the purpose. 

Ad unum omnes (Lat.), all to one; all to a man. 

Ad valorem (Lat.), according to the value. 

Ad vitam aut culpam (Lat.), for life or for fault. 

^Jquo animo (Lat.), with an equable mind. 

^Etatis suae (Lat.), of his or her age. 

Affaire d? amour (Fr.), a love affair. 

Affaire d'honneur (Fr.), an affair of honor. 

Affaire du coeur (Fr.), an affair of the heart. 

A fortiori (Lat.), with stronger reason. 

A la campagne (Fr.), in the country. 

A la Francaise (Fr.), after the French mode. 

A VAnglaise (Fr.), after the English mode. 

A la mode (Fr.), according to the custom; in fashion. 

Alere flammam (Lat.), to feed the flame. 

Alfresco (It.), in the open air ; cool. 

Allez-vous en (Fr.), away with you. 

Allons (Fr.), let us go; come on. 

Alma mater (Lat.), fostering mother ; a name applied to any 

University by those who have studied in it. 
Alto rilievo (It.), in hign relief. 
Alter ego (Lat.), another self. 
Alter idem (Lat.), another precisely similar. 
Alumnus, alumni (Lat.), a graduate ; graduates. 
Amende honorable (Fr.), satisfactory apology ; reparation. 
A mensa et thoro (Lat.), from bed and board. 
Amor pairiaz (Lat.), love of country. 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 311 

Amour prop re (Fr.), self-love; vanity. 

Ancien regime (Fr.), ancient order of things. 

Anglice (Lat.), in English. 

Anno cetatis suce (Lat.), in the year of his or her age 

A nno Christi (Lat.), in the year of Christ. 
Anno Domini (Lat.), in the year of our Lord. 

Anno mundi (Lat ), in the year of the world. 

Annus mirabilis (Lat.), the wonderful year. 

Ante meridiem (Lat.), before noon. 

A outrance (Fr.), to the utmost, tn the death. 

Apercu (Fr.), survey ; "sketch. 

Aplomb (Fr.), in a perpendicular line ; firmly. 

A posteriori (Lat. ), from experiment or observation. 

A jyriori (Lat.), theoretically ; without experiment or obser- 
vation. 

Apropos (Fr.), to the point; seasonably. 

Aqua vitce (Lat. ), water of life ; brandy ; alcohol. 

Argumentum ad hominem (Lat.), a plain, simple demonstra- 
tion. 

Argumentum ad ignorantia (Lat.), an argument founded on 
an opponent's ignorance of facts. 

Argumentum baculinum (Lat.), the argument of the cudgel ; 
an appeal to force. 

Arriere-pensee (Fr.), after-thought; mental reservation. 

Ars est celare artem (Lat.), true art is to conceal art. 

Ars longa, vita brevis (Lat.), art is long, life is short. 

Audi alteram (Lat.), hear the other side. 

Aufait (Fr.), well instructed ; expert. 

Au fond (Fr.), at the bottom. 

Aupisaller (Fr.). at the worsb. 

Aura popularis (Lat.), the gale of popular favor. 

Aurea mediocritas (Lat.), the golden mean. 

Au reste (Fr.), as for the rest. 

Au revoir (Fr.), adieu till we meet again. 



3L2 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Aut amat aut odit mulier (Lat.), a woman either loves c* 



Aut Casar aut nullus (Lat.), either Caesar or nobody. 
Auto dafe (Port.), an act of faith, a name in Sp. and Port. 

given to the burning of Jews and heretics on account of 

their religious tenets. 
Au troisieme (Fr.), on the third floor. 
Aut vincere aut mori (Lat.), either to conquer or die. 
Aux armes (Fr.), to arms. 
Avant-coureur (Fr.), a forerunner; the usual Eng. form is 

avant- courier. 
Avant-propos (Fr.), preliminary matter ; preface. 
Avec permission (Fr.), by consent. 

Ave, Maria (Lat.), Hail, Mary; a prayer to the Virgin. 
A. verbis ad verbera (Lat.), from words to blows. 
A vinculo matrimonii (Lat.), from the tie of marriage. 
A volonte (Fr.), at pleasure. 
A voire sante (Fr.), to your health. 



Bas bleu (Fr.), a blue-stocking ; a literary woman. 

Barcarole (It.), an Italian boat song. 

Bagatelle (Fr.), a trifle. 

Basso rilievo (It.), in low relief. 

Beau ideal (Fr.), an imaginary standard of perfection. 

Beau monde (Fr.), the fashionable world. 

Beaux esprits (Fr.), gay spirits ; men of wit. 

Beaux yeux (Fr. ), handsome eyes ; attractive looks. 

Bel esprit (Fj.), a brilliant mind ; a person of wit or gonioa. 

Bella! horrida bella ! (Lat.), wars! horrid wars ! 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 313 

Ben trovato (It.), well found ; a happy invention. 

Bete noire (Fr.), a black beast ; a bugbear. 

Bienseance (Fr.), civility; decorum. 

Bijouterie (Fr.), jewelry. 

Billet doux (Fr.), a love-letter. 

Bis dat qui cito dat (Lat.), he gives twice who gives quickly 

Blase (Fr.), surfeited; incapable of further enjoyment. 

Bona fide (Lat.), in good faith ; genuine. 

Bon ami (Fr.), good friend. 

Bonbon (Fr.), a sweetmeat. 

Bonne-bouche (Fr.), a dainty morsel. 

Bon gre mal gre (Fr.), willing or unwilling. 

Bonhomie (Fr.), good-nature; simplicity. 

Bon jour (Fr.), good day ; good morning. 

Bon-mot (Fr.), a bright or witty saying. 

Bonne (Fr.), a nurse or governess. 

Bon soir (Fr.), good evening. 

Bon-ton (Fr.), good style ; good manners ; fashionable. 

Bon-vivant (Fr.), a high liver, or man of pleasure. 

Brevi manu (L. ), with a short hand ; without delay. 

Bric-a-brac (Fr.), odds and ends of curiosities. 

Brutum fulmen (L.), a harmless thunderbolt. 



Cacoethes loquendi (Lat.), a rage for speaking. 
Cacoethes scribendi (Lat.), an itch for scribbling 
Ccetera desunt (Lat.), the remainder is wanting. 
Ceteris paribus (Lat.), other things being equal. 
Canard (Fr.), a hoax. 
Candida pax (L.), white-robed peace. 
14 



314 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Caput (L.), head; chapter. 

Caput mortuum (L.), the dead body ; the worthless remains 

Carpe diem (L.), enjoy the present day; seize the opportu- 
nity. 

Casus belli (Lat.), a cause of war; that which justifies "n%x. 

Catalogue raisonne (Fr.), a catalogue of books arranged ac- 
cording to their subjects. 

Cedant arma toga; (Lat. ), let arms yield to the gown — that 
is, let military authority yield to the civil power. 

Ce n'est que le premier pas qui coute (Fr.), it is only the first 
step which is difficult. 

Centum (Lat.), a hundred. 

(Test a dire (Fr.), that is to say. 

Chacun a son gout (Fr.), every one to his taste. 

Chef (F.), the head ; the leading person or part; often ap- 
plied to a chief or professed cook. 

Chef de bataillon (Fr.), a major. 

Chef de cuisine (Fr.), head cook. 

Chef-oVceuvre (Fr.), a masterpiece. 

Chere amie (Fr.), a dear friend ; a mistress. 

Chevalier dHndustrie (Fr. ), a knight of industry ; one who 
lives by persevering fraud. 

Chevaux de frise (Fr.), pointed defence around a military 
work. 

Chiaro-oscuro (It. ), a drawing in black and white ; light and 
shade. 

Cicerone (It.), a guide for showing works of art. 

Cicisbeo (It. ), a male attendant on a married lady. 

Ci-devant (Fr.), formerly. 

Cogito ergo sum (Lat.), I think, therefore I exist. 

Colubrem in sinufovere (Lat.), to cherish a serpent in one'« 
bosom. 

Columbarium (Lat.), ancient mortuary tomb. 

Cornme ilfaut (Fr.), as it should be. 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 311 

Compagnon tie voyage (Fr.), a travelling companion. 

Compos mentis (Lat.), of sound mind. 

Compte rendu (Fr.), account rendered ; report. 

Comte (Fr.), count. 

Comtesse (Fr.), countess. 

Con amore (It.), with love or great pleasure ; earnestly. 

Con commodo (It.), afc a convenient rate. 

Conditio sine qua non (Lat.), a necessary condition. 

Confrere (Fr.), a brother of the same monastery; an asso 

ciate. 
Conge delire (Fr.), leave to elect. 
Conquiescat in pace (Lat.), may he rest in peace. 
Conseil de famille (Fr.), a family consultation. 
Conseil d'etat (Fr.), a council of state; a privy council. 
Constantia et virtute (Lat.), by constancy and virtue. 
Consuetudo pro lege servatur (Lat.), custom is observed aa 

law. 
Contra bonos mores (Lat.), against good manners. 
Contretemps (Fr.), a disturbing meeting. 
Coram nobis (Lat.), before us. 

Coram non judice (Lat.), before one not the proper judge. 
Corps de garde (Fr.), the company of men who watch in a 

guard-room ; the guard-room itself. 
Corps diplomatique (Fr.), a diplomatic body. 
Corpus Christi (Lat.), Christ's body. 
Corpus delicti (Lat.), the body, substance, or foundation of 

the offence. 
Corrigenda (Lat.), corrections to be made ; typographical 

blunders. 
Coulezir de rose (Fr.), rose-color ; an aspect of beauty and 

attract] veness. 
Coup d'etat (Fr.), a master-stroke in politics. 
Coup de grace (Fr.), a death-blow. 
Coup de main (Fr.), taking by surprise. 



316 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Coup (fail (Fr.), a glance of the eye. 

Coup de soleil (Fr.), a sunstroke. 

Coute qu*il coute (Fr.), let it cost what it may. 

Credula res amor est (Lat.), love is a credulous affair. 

Crimen Icesce majestatis (Lat.), the crime of injuring majesty, 

high treason. 
Cui bono ? (Lat.), for whose benefit is it ? what good will it 

do? 
Cul de sac (Fr.), a street or narrow passage not open at 

both ends. 
Cum grano salis (Lat.), with a grain of salt; with some 

allowance. 
Cum privilegio (Lat.), with privilege. 
Currente calamo (Lat.), with a running or rapid pen. 
Gustos rotulorum (Lat.), the keeper of the rolls. 



D. 



Da capo (It.), from the beginning. 
De bonne grace (Fr.), with good grace ; willingly. 
Debris (Fr.), rubbish ; broken remains. 
De die in diem (Lat.), from day to day. 
De facto (Lat.), from the fact; really. 
Degage (Fr.), easy and unconstrained. 
Dehors (Fr.), outwardly. 
Dei gratia (Lat.), by the grace of God. 
Dejeuner a la fourcliette (Fr.), a meat breakfast. 
Dejure (Lat.), from the law; by right. 
Delenda est Carthago (Lat.), Carthage must be blotted oat 
or destroyed. 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 317 

De mortuis nil nisi honum (Lat.), let nothing but good bo 
said of the dead. 

De nihilo nihil Jit (Lat.), of nothing, nothing is made. 

De novo (Lat.), anew; over again from the beginning. 

Deo gratias (Lat.), thanks to God. 
Deojuvante (Lat.), with God's help. 

Deo, nonfortuna (Lat.), from God, not from fortune. 

Deo volente (Lat.), God willing; by God's will; usually con- 
tracted into D. V. 

Deprofundis (Lat.), out of the depths. 

Dernier ressort (Fr.), a last resource. 

Desagrement (Fr.), something disagreeable. 

Desideratum (Lat.), something desirable or needed. 

Desunt ccetera (Lat.), the other things are wanting; there* 
mainder is wanting. 

Detour (Fr.), deviation; circuitous road. 

De trop (Fr.), too much, or too many ; not wanted. 

Dies irm (Lat.), the day of wrath. 

Dies non (Lat.), in law, a day on which judges do not sit. 

Dieu defend le droit (Fr.), God defends the right. 

Dieu et mon droit (Fr.), God and my right. 

Dignus vindice nodus (Lat.), a knot worthy to be untied by 
such an avenger, or by such hands. 

Dii penates (Lat.), household gods. 

Dii majores (Lat.), the greater gods. 

Dii minores (Lat.), the lesser gods. 

Disjecta membra (Lat.), scattered limbs or remains. 

Distingue" (Fr.), distinguished; eminent. 

Distrait (Lat.), absent in thought. 

Divertissement (Fr.), amusement ; sport. 

Divide et impera (Lat.), divide and rule. 

Dolce far niente (It.), sweet doing-nothing ; sweet idleness. 

Double entendre (Fr.), double meaning ; a play on words, ir 
which the word or phrase is susceptible of more than on« 
meaning. 



318 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Dramatis personce (Lat.), the characters or persons repr©- 

sented in a drama. 
Dulce domum (Lat.), sweet home ; homewards. 
Dulce est desipere in loco (Lat.), it is pleasant to jest or be 

merry at the proper time. 
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori (Lat.), it is sweet and 

becoming to die for one's country. 
Dum spiro, spero (Lat.), while I breathe, I hope. 
Dum vivimus, vivamus (Lat.), while we live let us live. 



E. 



Eau de vie (Fr. ), water of life ; brandy. 

Ecce homo (Lat.), behold the man — applied to a picture rep- 
resenting Our Lord given up to the Je~vs by Pilate, or 
wearing a crown of thorns. 

Eclaircissement (Ft.), an explanation. 

Editio princeps (Lat.), the first edition. 

£jgalite (Fr.), equality. 

Eyo et rex meus (Lat. ), I and my king. 

El dorado (Sp.), the golden land. 

Emigre" (Fr.), an emigrant. 

Empressement (Fr.), ardor; zeal. 

Emeute (Fr.), an outbreak ; a disturbance. 

En arriere (Fr.), in the rear ; behind. 

En attendant (Fr.), in the meanwhile. 

En avant (Fr.), forward. 

En deshabille (Fr.), in undress. 

En echelon (Fr ), in steps; like stairs. 

En famille (Fr.), in a domestic state. 

Enfans perdus (Fr. ), lost children ; in mil., the forlorn hope 



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En grande tenue (Fr. ), in full dress. 

En masse (Fr.), in a body. 

En passant (Fr.), in passing; by the way. 

En rapport (Fr.), in relation; in connection. 

En regie (Fr.), in order; according to rules. 

En route (Fr.), on the way. 

En suite (Fr.), in company. 

Entente cordiale (Fr.), evidence of cordial good will exchanged 

by sovereigns or heads of two states. 
Entourage (Fr.), surroundings ; adjuncts. 
En tout (Fr.), in all ; wholly. 
Entree (Fr.), entrance ; side-course at table. 
Entremets (Fr.), small dainty dishes at the table. 
Entre nous (Fr.), between ourselves. 

Entrepot (Fr.), depot for goods passing between countries. 
Entresol (Fr.), a low room or apartment between floors. 
En verite (Fr.), in truth ; verily. 
E pluribus unum (Lat.), one formed of many ; motto of 

the United States of America. 
Errare est humanum (Lat.), to err is human. 
Esprit borne (Fr.), a narrow, contracted mind. 
Esprit de corps (Fr.), a unanimous spirit among a body of 

men. 
Esse quam videri (Lat.), to be, rather than to seem. 
Esto perpetua (Lat.), let it be perpetual; let it endure foi 

ever. 
Et ccetera (Lat.), and so forth. 

Et hoc genus omne (Lat.), and everything of the kind. 
Et sequentes (Lat.), et sequentia (Lat.), and those that 

follow. 
Et sic de cceteris (Lat.), and so of the rest. 
Et tu, Brute I (Lat.), and thou also, Brutus ! — said of on* 

from whom such conduct would not have been expected. 
Eureka (Gr.), I have found it. 



320 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Ex adverso (Lat.), from the opposite side. 

Ex animo (Lat.), with the soul ; heartily. 

Ex capite (Lat.), from the head ; from memory. 

Ex cathedrd (Lat.), papal or authoritative decision. 

Exceptio probat regulam (Lat.), the exception proves the 

rule. 
Excerpta (Lat.), extracts. 
Ex concesso (Lat.), from what is conceded. 
Ex curia (Lat.), out of court. 
Ex dono (Lat.), by the gift. 
Exempli gratid (Lat.), for the sake of example ; for example ; 

usually contracted into E. G. 
Exeunt and exeunt omnes (Lat.), all go out. 
Exit (Lat.), the departure, from the stage, of an actor. 
Ex necessitate rei (Lat.), from the necessity of the case. 
Ex nihilo nihil fit (Lat.) out of nothing, nothing comes. 
Ex officio (Lat.), by virtue of office. 
Ex parte (Lat.), on one side ; on the part of. 
Ex pede Eerculem (Lat.), we see a Hercules from the foot; 

we judge of the whole from the specimen. 
Experimentum crucis (Lat.), the experiment of the cross; a 

decisive experiment ; a most searching test. 
Experto crede (Lat.), trust one who has had experience 
Ex post facto (Lat.), after the deed is done. 
Ex tempore (Lat.), on the spur of the moment. 
Extra muros (Lat.), beyond the walls. 
Ex uno } disce omnes (Lat.), from one, learn all; from ona 

you can judge of the whole. 
Ex usu (Lat.), from or by use. 



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F. 



Facetice (Lat.), sallies of wit and humor; jokes. 

Facile princeps (Lat.), evidently pre-eminent ; the admitted 

chief. 
Fadlis est descensus Averni (Lat.), the descent to hell is 

easy ; the road to evil is an easy one. 
Facsimile (Lat. ), an exact copy or likeness. 
Fait accompli (Fr.), a thing already accomplished. 
Fata Morgana (It.), the fairy Morgana; a mirage at sea 

near Messina, Sicily. 
Fata obstant (Lat.), the Fates oppose it. 
Fauteuil (Fr.), an easy-chair. 
Faux pas (Fr.), a false step ; a mistake. 
Fecit (Lat.), he made it — on a painting, &c, put after an 

artist's name. 
Feliciter (Lat.), happily; successfully. 
Felo de se (Lat.), one who commits a felony by suicide. 
Femme couverte (Fr.), a woman covered or sheltered ; a mar- 
ried woman. 
Femme de chambre (Fr.), a chambermaid. 
Fera; naturae (Lat.), of a wild nature — said of wild beasts 
Festina lente (Lat.), hasten slowly. 
Fete champetre (Fr.), a rural festival. 
FSte Dieu (Fr.), the Corpus Christi festival of the Ron^n 

Catholic Church. 
Feu dejoie (Fr.), a bonfire. 
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum (Lat.), let justice be done, thoi^gh 

the heavens should fall. 
Fidei defensor (Lat.), defender of the faith. 
Fides Punica (Lat.), Punic faith ; treachery. 
Fidus Achates (Lat.), faithful Achates ; a true friend. 
14* 



*22 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Finem respice (Lat.), look to the end. 

Flagrante delicto (Lat.), in the commission of the crime. 

For titer in re (Lat.), with firmness in acting. 

Fortuna favet fortibus (Lat.), fortune favors the brave. 

Fronti nulla fides (Lat.), no faith in the appearance ; there 

is no trusting to appearances. 
Fuit Ilium (Lat.), Troy has been. 
Fulmen brutum (Lat.), a harmless thunderbolt. 
Furor loquendi (Lat.), a rage for speaking. 
Furor poeticus (Lat.), poetic fire. 
Furor scribendi (Lat.), a rage for writing. 



G. 



Garde du corps (Fr.), a body-guard. 

Garde mobile (Fr.), a guard liable for general service. 

Genius loci (Lat. ), the genius of the place. 

Gens oVarme8 (Fr.), armed police. 

Gens de lettres (Fr.), literary people. 

Gentilhomme (Fr.), a gentleman. 

Gloria in excelsis (Lat.), glory to God in the highest. 

Gloria Patri (Lat.), glory to the Father. 

Gourmand (Fr.), a high liver. 

Gradus ad Pamassum (Lat.), a step to Parnassus, a moun- 
tain sacred to Apollo and the Muses ; a book containing 
aids in writing Greek or Latin poetry. 

Grande parure (Fr.), full-dress. 

Guerre a outrance (Fr.), war to the uttermost 

Guerre ct mort (Fr.), war to the death. 



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H. 



Habeas orpus (Lat.), you may have the body (a writ in 

law). 
Saud passibus cequis (Lat.), not with equal steps. 
Saut gout (Fr.), refined or elegant taste. 
Sic et ubique . (Lat.), here and everywhere. 
Sicjacet (Lat.), here lies — used on epitaphs. 
Sic labor, hoc opus est (Lat.), this is labor, this is work. 
Sic sepultus (Lat.), here buried. 
Sine illce lacrimal (Lat.), hence proceed these tears. 
Sistoriette (Fr.), a short history ; a tale or brief narrative. 
Soipolloi (Gr.), the many; the rabble. 
Sombre de un libro (Sp.), a man of one book. 
Somme oVesprit (Fr.), a man of talent ; a witty man. 
Soni soit qui mal y pense (Fr.), evil be to him who evil 

thinks. 
Sorribile dictu (Lat.), terrible to be said. 
Sors de combat (Fr. ), out of condition to fight. 
Sortus siccus (Lat.), a collection of botanical specimens. 
Sotel de ville (Fr.), a town hall. 

Sotel des Invalides (Fr.), the military hospital in Paris. 
Sumanum est err cure (Lat.), to err is human. 



Ibidem; Ibid (Lat.), the same place. 

Teh dien (pro v. Ger.), I serve. 

Id est, usually contracted into i.e. (Lat.), that is. 

Ignis fatv.us (Lat.), a will-o'-the-wisp ; a deceiving light 



324 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Imitator es servurn pecua (Lat.), imitators, a servLe herd. 

Imperium in imperio (Lat.), government in a government. 

In ceternum (Lat.), forever. 

In armis (Lat.), under arms. 

In articulo mortis (Lat.), at the point of death ; in the last 

struggle. 
Incognito (It.), an unknown person. 
Index expurgatorius (Lat.), to cleanse; a list of passages in 

books which are to be expunged. 
In esse (Lat. ), in being. 
In exienso (Lat.), at full length. 
In extremis (Lat.), at the point of death. 
In flagrante delicto (Lat.), taken in the fact. 
In forma pauperis (Lat.), in the form of a poor person ; aa 

a poor person ; in law, to sue " in forma pauperis " relieve* 

from costs. 
Inforo conscientice (Lat.), before the tribunal of conscience 
Infra dignitatem (Lat.), below one's dignity — often abbrevi 

ated into infra dig. 
In hoc signo vinces (Lat.), under this sign or standard thou 

shalt conquer. 
In hoc statu (Lat.), in this state or condition. 
In limine (Lat.), at the threshold. 
In loco (Lat.), in the place. 
In loco parentis (Lat. ), in the place of a parent. 
In medias res (Lat.), into the midst of things. 
In mem,oriam (Lat.) to the memory of; in memory. 
In nomine (Lat.), in the name of. 
In nubibus (Lat.), in the clouds. 
In pace (Lat.), in peace. 
In perpetuum (Lat.), forever. 
In petto (It.), within the breast ; in reserve. 
In pleno (Lat.), in full. 
In posse (Lat), in possible existence; that may be possible. 



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In pratsenti (Lat.), at the present time. 

In proprid persond (Lat.), in one's own person. 

In puris naturalibus (Lat. ), in naked nature ; quite naked. 

In re (Lat.), in the matter of. 

In rem (Lat.), against the thing or property. 

In rerum naturd (Lat.), in the nature of things. 

In situ (Lat.), in place or situation. 

Insouciance (Fr.), indifference; carelessness. 

In statu quo (Lat.), in the state in which it was; in its 

former state. 
Inter alia (Lat.), among other things. 
Inter nos (Lat.), between ourselves. 
Inter pocula, at one's cups. 
In terrorem (Lat. ), as a warning. 
Inter se (Lat.), among ourselves. 
In tolidem verbis (Lat.), in so many words. 
In toto (Lat.), in the whole ; entirely. 
Intra muros (Lat.), within the walls. 

In transitu (Lat.), on the passage ; during the conveyance. 
In vacuo (Lat.), in empty space; free, or nearly free, from 

air. 
In vino Veritas (Lat.), there is truth in wine ; truth is told 

under the influence of liquor. 
Invita Minerva (Lat.), against the will of Minerva; against 

the grain, or one's inclination. 
Ipse dixit (Lat.), he himself said it ; a piece of dogmatism. 
Ipsissima verba (Lat.), the very words. 
Ipsissimis verbis (Lat.), in the very words. 
Ipso facto (Lat.), in the fact itself. 
Ira fwor brevis est (Lat.), anger is a short madnesi. 



326 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 



J. 



Jaeta est alea (Lat.), the die is cast. 

Je ne sais quoi (Fr.), I know not what. 

Jet (Veau (Fr.), a jet of water. 

Jeu de mots (Fr.), a play on words ; a pun. 

Jeu (Tesprit (Fr.), a play of spirit ; a witticism. 

Jubilate Deo (Lat.), be joyful in the Lord. 

Judicium Dei (Lat.), the judgment of God. 

Jupiter tonans (Lat.), Jupiter the thunderer. 

Jure divino (Lat.), by divine law. 

Jure humano (Lat.^ by human law. 

Jus canonicum (Lat.), canon law. 

Jus civile (Lat.), civil law. 

Juxtaposition (Lat,), near; nearby. 

Jus gentium (Lat.), the law of nations. 

Juste milieu (Fr.), the golden mean. 



Lahore et honore (Lat.), by labor and honor. 

Labor ipse voluptas (Lat.), labor itself is a pleasure. 

Labor omnia vincit (Lat.), labor conquers everything. 

Laissezfaire (Fr.), let alone ; suffer to have its own way. 

Lapsus calami (Lat.), a slip of the pen. 

Lapsus linguos (Lat. ), a slip of the tongue. 

Lapsus memorial (Lat.), a slip of the memory. 

"Lares et penates (Lat.), the domestic and household gods ol 

the ancient Romans. 
Latet unguis in herba (Lat.), a snake lies hid in the grass 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 327 

Laudari a vivo laudato (Lat.), to be praised by a man who 

is himself praised. 
L'avenir (Fr.), the future. 
Laus Deo (Lat.), praise to God. 
Le beau monde (Fr.), the fashionable world. 
Le bon temps viendra (Fr.), the good time will come. 
Le grand monarque (Fr.), the great monarch — applied to 

Louis XIV. of France. 
Le pas (Fr.), precedence in place or rank. 
Le rot le veut (Fr. ), the king wills it. 
Lese majeste (Fr.), high treason. 
Le tout ensemble (Fr.), all together. 
Lettre de cachet (Fr.), a sealed letter ; a royal warrant. 
Lettre de marque (Fr.), a letter of marque or reprisal. 
Lex non scripta (Lat.), the unwritten law. 
Lex scripta (Lat.), the written law ; the statute law. 
Lex talionis (Lat.), the law of retaliation. 
Liberum arbitrium (Lat.), free-will. 
Limce labor (Lat.), the labor of the tile ; the slow polishing 

of a literary composition. 
Lingua Franca (It.), the Frank tongue ; the mixed language 

spoken by Europeans in the East. 
Lis sub judice (Lat.), a lawsuit before a judge; a case not 

yet decided. 
Lite pendente (Lat.), the lawsuit hanging ; during the trial 
Litera scripta manet (Lat.), the written letter remains. 
Loci communes (It.), common places. 
Locum tenens (Lat.), one holding the place; a deputy 01 

substitute. 
Locus standi (Lat.), a place for standing ; a right to interfere. 
Locus penitentice (Lat.), place for repentance. 
Lu&ui naitvrm (Lat.), a sport or freak of nature. 



328 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 



M. 



Ma chere (Fr.), my dear — fern. 

Mafois (Fr.), upon my faith. 

Magna est Veritas et prcevalebit (Lat.), truth is great, and it 

will prevail. 
Magnum bonum (Lat.), great, good; an epithet denoting 

excellence in the highest degree. 
Magnum opus (Lat.), a great work. 
Maintien (Fr.), deportment ; carriage. 
Maison dt. sante (Fr.), a private hospital. 
Maitre cPhdtel (Fr.), a house-steward. 
Maladie du pays (Fr.), home-sickness. 
Mala fide (Lat.), with bad faith ; treacherously. 
Malapropos (Fr.), ill-timed. 
Malgre nous (Fr.), in spite of us. 
Manibus pedibusque (Lat.), with hands and feet ; with might 

and main. 
Manu proprid (Lat.), with one's own hand. 
Materfamilias (Lat. ), the mother of a family. 
Mauvaise honte (Fr.), false shame. 

Mauvais sujct (Fr.), a bad subject ; a worthless fellow. 
Maximus in minimis (Lat.), very great in trifling things. 
Medio tutissimus ibis (Lat.), you will go most safely in a 

middle course. 
Mejudice (Lat.), I being judge ; in my opinion. 
Memento mori (Lat.), remember death. 
Mens agitat molem (Lat.), mind moves matter. 
Mens sana in corpore sano (Lat.), a sound mind in a sound 

body. 
Mens sibi conscia recti (Lat.), a mind conscious of rectitude^ 
Meo periculo (Lat.), at my own risk. 



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Mesalliance (Fr.), improper association ; marriage with one 

of lower station. 
Meum et tuum (Lat.), mine and thine. 
Mirabile dictu (Lat.), wonderful to be told. 
Mirabile visu (Lat.), wonderful to be seen. 
Mise en scene (Fr.), the getting up for the stage, or the put» 

ting in preparation for it. 
Modus operandi (Lat.), the manner of operation. 
Mollia temporafandi (Lat.), times favorable for speaking. 
Mon ami (Fr.), my friend. 
Mon cher (Fr.), my dear — masc. 

More majorum (Lat.), after the manner of our ancestors 
More suo (Lat.), in his own way. 
Motu proprio (Lat.), of his own accord. 
Multum in parvo (Lat.), much in little. 
Mundus vult decipi (Lat.), the world wishes to be deceived. 
Mutatis mutandis (Lat.), the necessary changes being made. 



N. 



Natale solum (Lat.), natal soil. 

Necessitas non habet legem (Lat.), necessity has no law. 

Nee (Fr.), born ; family or maiden name. 

Ne exeat (Lat.), let him not depart. 

Ne fronti crede (Lat.), trust not to appearance. 

Neglige (Fr.), a careless morning dress. 

Nemine contradicente (Lat.), no one speaking in opposition ; 

without, opposition. 
Nemine dissentiente (Lat.), no one dissenting ; no opposition, 
Nemo me impune lacessit (Lat.), no one provokes me with 

impunity. 



330 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Ne plus ultra (Lat.), nothing further ; the uttermost point. 

Ne quid detrimenti respublica capiat (Lat.), lest the republio 
or state receive any detriment. 

Ne sutor ultra crepidam (Lat.), let not the shoemaker go 
beyond his last. 

Nihil ad rem (Lat.), nothing to the point. 

Nil aimirari (Lat.), to wonder at nothing. 

Nil desperandum (Lat.), never despair. 

NHmporte (Fr.), it matters not. 

Nisi Dominus, frustra (Lat.), unless the Lord, in vain ; un- 
less God be with us, all our toil is in vain. 

Nisi prius (Lat.), unless previously — a name given to the 
sittings of juries in civil cases. 

Nitor in adversum (Lat.), I strive against opposition. 

Noblesse oblige (Fr.), rank has its obligations. 

Nolens volens (Lat.), whether he will or not. 
, don't touch me. 
to be unwilling to proceed. 

I do not wish to be made a bishop, 
an assumed title, as by a literary per- 

an assumed name ; a travelling title. 

Non compos mentis (Lat. ), not sound of mind. 

Non constat (Lat.), it does not appear. 

Non ens (Lat.), not being ; nonentity. 

Non liquet (Lat.), it is not clear — applied to one undecided 
in mind. 

Non mi ricordo (It.), I do not remember. 

Non multa, sed multum (Lat.), not many things, but much. 

Non obstante (Lat.), not standing over against; notwith- 
standing. 

Non prosequitur (Lat.), he does not prosecute. 

Non sequitur (Lat.), it does not follow; an unwarranted 
conclusion. 



Noli me tangere 


(Lat.) 


Nolle prosequi 


(Lat.), 


Nolo episcopari 


(Lat.), 


Norn, de plume 


(Fr-), 


son. 




Nom de guerre 


(Fr.), 



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Nosce teipsnm (Lat.), know thyself. 

Noscitur e sociis (Lat.), he is known by his companions. 

Nota bene, usually contracted into N.JB. (Lat.), mark well ; 

notice particularly. 
Notre Dame (Fr.), Our Lady — name of various cathedrals 

in France. 
Nous verrons (Fr.), we shall see. 
Novas homo (Lat.), a new man; one who has raised himself 

from obscurity. 
Nudum pactum (Lat.), a mere agreement, unconfined by 

writing. 
Nulli secundus (Lat.), second to none. 
Nunc aut nunquam (Lat.), now or never. 
Nunquam non paratus (Lat.), never unprepared. 



O. 



Obiter dictum (Lat.), a thing said by the way, or in passing 

Obsta principiis (Lat.), resist the first beginnings. 

Odi profanum (Lat.), I loathe the common. 

Odium theologicum (Lat.), the hatred of theologians. 

Officina gentium (Lat.), the workshop of the world. 

Omne ignotum pro magnifico (Lat.), everything unknown, is 

thought to be magnificent. 
Omne solum forti patria (Lat.), every soil to a brave man 

is his country. 
Omnia bona bonis (Lat.), all things with the good are good. 
Omnia vincit amor (Lat.), love conquers all things. 
On connait Vami au lesoin (Fr. ), a friend is known in time 

of need. 
On dit (Fr.), they say ; a flying rumor. 



332 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Onus probandi (Lat.), the burden of proving. 

Operce pretium est (Lat.), it is worth while. 

Optimates (Lat.), of the first rank. 

Orapro nobis (Lat.), pray for us. 

Ore rotundo (Lat.), with round full voice. 

0/ si sic omnia (Lat.), O, if all things so! O that he had 

always done or spoken thus ! 
O temporal mores 1 (Lat.), O the times! O the manners. 
Otium cum dignitate (Lat.), ease with dignity; dignified 

leisure. 
Otium sine dignitate (Lat.), ease without dignity. 
Ouvriers (Fr.), operatives; workmen. 



P. 



Pace tua (Lat.), with your consent. 

Pallida mors (Lat.), pale death. 

Palmam qui meruit ferat (Lat.), let him who has won it 

bear the palm. 
Par excellence (Fr.), by way of eminence. 
Pari passu (Lat.), with equal pace ; together. 
Pas (Fr.), action ; stop ; precedence. 
Passim (Lat.), everywhere; all through. 
Pater noster (Lat.), Our Father — a term applied to the 

Lord's Prayer. 
Pater patriot, the father of his country. 
Patres conscripti (Lat.), conscript fathers; the anc. Romai 

senators. 
Pax in bello (Lat.), peace in war. 
Peccavi (Lat.), I have sinned. 
Penetralia (Lat.), secret recesses. 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 333 

Per annum (Lat.), by the year. 

Per centum (Lat.), usually contracted per cent, by the hun. 
dred ; each hundred. 

Per canto (It.), upon account. 

Per contra (Lat.), by the opposite ; contrariwise. 

Per diem (Lat.), by the day; daily. 

Per fas et nefas (Lat.), through right and wrong. 

Per gradus (Lat.), through steps; step by step. 

Periculwm in mora (Lat.), danger in delay. 

Per saltum (Lat.), by a leap or jump. 

Per se (Lat.), by itself. 

Personnel (Fr.), the persons employed in any service, as dis- 
tinguished from the materiel. 

Petit (Fr.), small. 

Petitio principii (Lat.), a begging of the question. 

Petit maitre (Fr.), a small master; a fop; a beau. 

Pinxit (Lat.), he painted it. 

Pis oiler (Fr.), the last or worst shift. 

Plebs (Lat.), the common people. 

Pleno jure (Lat.), with full authority. 

Poeta nascitur, nan Jit (Lat.), the poet is born, not made. 

Point d'appui (Fr.), point of support ; prop. 

Pon3 asinorum (Lat.), the bridge of the asses — a name givon 
to the 5th proposition of the 1st book of Euclid. 

Populus vult decipi (Lat.), people wish to be deceived. 

Posse comitatus (Lat. ), the power of the county. 

Poste restante (Fr.), to remain till called for — applied to 
letters in a post-office. 

Post meridian (Lat.), afternoon. 

Post mortem (Lat.), after death. 

Postobitum (Lat.), after death. 

Pour boire (Fr.), a gratuity; drink money. 

Pour passer le temps (Fr.), to pass away the time. 

Pour prendre conge (Fr.), io take leave. 



334 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Prcemonilus, prcemunitus (Lat. ), forewarned, forearmed. 

Prescriptum (Lat.), a thing prescribed. 

Preux chevalier (Fr.), a brave knight. 

Prima facie (Lat.), on the first view. 

Prim/urn mobile (Lat.), the mainspring. 

Principia, non homines (Lat.), principles, not men. 

Principiis obsta (Lat.), resist the first beginnings. 

Pro aris etfocis (Lat.), for our altars and firesides. 

Probatum est (Lat.), it is proved. 

Pro bono publico (Lat.), for the public good. 

Proces verbal (Fr.), a written statement. 

Pro et con (Lat.), for and against. 

Profanum valgus (Lat.) the profane vulgar. 

Pro formd (Lat.), for the sake of form. 

Pro hdc vice (Lat.), for this time or occasion. 

Prohpudor! (Lat.), 0, for shame ! 

Projet de hi (Fr.), a legislative bill. 

Pro memorid (Lat.), for a memorial. 

Pro patrid (Lat.), for our country. 

Propagandd fide (Lat.), for extending the faith. 

Pro ratd (Lat.), in proportion. 

Pro rege, grege, et lege (Lat.), for the king, the people, aud 

the law. 
Pro re natd (Lat.), for a special emergency; special. 
Pro taato iLat.), for so much. 
Pro tempore (Lat.), for the time being. 
Punica fides (Lat.), Punic faith ; treachery. 



Q. 



Queer e (Lat.), query; a word denoting inquiry. 
Quam diu se bene gesserit (Lat.), during good behavior 



FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 33B 

tvm meruit (Lat.), as much as he deserved. 
Quantum sufficit (Lat.), as much as is sufficient ; a sufficient 

quantity. 
Quasi (Lat.), as if ; in a manner. 
Quelque chose (Fr.), something; a trifle; a kickshaw. 
Quid nunc ? (Lat.), what now ? a newsmonger. 
Quid pro quo (Lat.), one thing for another. 
Quid rides ? (Lat.), why do you laugh ? 
Qui vive? (Fr.), who goes there? on the qui vive, on the' 

alert. 
Quod erat demonstrandum (Lat.), which was to be proved 

or demonstrated. 
Quod erat faciendum (Lat.), which was to be done. 
Quod vide (Lat.), which see. 
Quondam (Lat.), that was formerly ; former. 
Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat (Lat.), those whom 

God wishes to destroy, He first makes mad. 
homines, tot sente?itice (Lat.), so many men, so many 

minds. 



E. 



Rara avis (Lat.), a rare bird ; a prodigy. 

Rechauffe (Fr.), heated again, as food ; stale ; old. 

Reductio ad absurdum (Lat.), a reducing to an absurdity. 

Re infectd (Lat.), the business being unfinished. 

Religio loci (Lat.), the religious spirit of the place. 

Rem acu tetigisti (Lat.), you have touched the thing with a 

needle; exactly. 
Renaissance (Fr.), revival, as of letters or art. 
Rentes (Fr.), funds bearing interest ; stocks. 
Requiescat in pace (Lat.), may he rest in peace. 



336 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Res cmgusta domi (Lafc.), narrow circumstances at home 

poverty. 
Res est sacra miser (Lat.), a suffering person is sacred. 
Res gestce (Lat.), exploits. 
Respice Jinem (Lat.), look to the end. 
Resurgam (Lat.), I shall rise again. 

Revenons a nos moutons (Fr.), let us return to our subject. 
Re vera (Lat.), in the true matter ; in truth. 
Robe de chambre (Fr.), a dressing-gown, or morning gown. 
Ruat codum (Lat.), let the heavens fall. 
Ruse de guerre (Fr.), a stratagem of war. 
Rus in urbe (Lat.), the country in town. 



Sal Atticum (Lat.), Attic salt — that is, wit. 

Salvo jure (Lat.), saving the right. 

Sanctum sanctorum (Lat), the holy of holies. 

Sangfroid (Fr.), cold blood ; coolness. 

Sans ceremonie (Fr.), without ceremony. 

Sans fa$on (Fr.), without form or trouble. 

Sans peur et sans reprocfie (Fr.), without fear and without 

reproach. 
Sartor 'esartus (Lat.), the tailor mended. 
Satis verborum (Lat.), enough of words. 
Sauve qui peut (Fr.), save himself who can. 
Sculpsit (Lat. ), he engraved it ; placed after an engraver'a 



Secundum artem (Lat.), according to art or rule; scienti. 

fically. 
Secundum naturam (Lat.), according to nature. 



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Secundum ordinem (Lat.), according to order ; in order. 

Semel et simul (Lat.), once and together. 

Semel pro semper (Lat. ), once for alL 

Semper idem (Lat.), always the same. 

Semper paratua (Lat.), always ready. 

Senon e vero, e ben trovato (It.), if it is not true, it is well 

feigned. 
Sic itur ad astra (Lat. ), such is the way to immortality. 
Sic passim (Lat.), so everywhere. 

Sic transit gloria mundi (Lat.), so earthly glory passes away. 
Sic vohy sicjubeo (Lat.), thus I will, thus I command. 
Similia similibus curantur (Lat.), like things are cured by 

like things. 
Similis simili gaudet (Lat.), like is pleased with like. 
Si monumentwm quceris circumspice (Lat.), if you seek his 

monument, look around. 
Sine die (Lat.), without a day appointed. 
Sine qua non (Lat.), an indispensable condition. 
Siste, viator ! (Lat.), stop, traveller ! 
Si vis pacem, para helium (Lat.), if you wish peace, prepare 

for war. 
Soirdisant (Fr.), self-styled. 
Spero meliora (Lat), I hope for better things. 
Spirituel (Fr.), intellectual; witty. 
Spolia opima (Lat.), in anc. Rome, the spoils of a vanquished 

general taken by the victorious general ; a rich booty. 
Sponte sua (Lat.), of one's own accord. 
Statu quo ante bellum (Lat.), in the state which was before 

the war. 
Status quo (Lat.), the state in which. 
Stet (Lat.), let it stand. 
Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re (Lat), gentle in manner^ 

brave in deed. 
Subjudice (Lat.), under consideration. 
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338 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Subpoena (Lat.), under a penalty. 

Sub rosa (Lat.), privately. 

Sub silentio (Lat.), in silence or stillness. 

Sui generis (Lat.), of its own kind. 

Summum bonum (Lat.), the chief good. 

Summum jus, summa injuria (Lat.), the rigor of the law 

is the height of oppression. 
Surgit amari aliquid (Lat.), something bitter 
Swum cuique (Lat.), let each have his own. 



Table d'hote (Fr.), the regularly given hotel dinner. 
Tableau vivant (Fr.), living pictures ; an exhibition in which 

living persons represent scenes. 
Tabula rasa (Lat.), a smooth or blank tablet. 
Tcedium vitce (Lat.), weariness of life. 
Tantpis (Fr.), so much the worse. 
Te Deum (Lat.), an ancient Christian hymn in the Latin 

language, beginning "We praise Thee, O God." 
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in Ulis (Lat.), the time* 

are changed, and we are changed with them. 
T&mpus fugit (Lat.), time flies. 
Terminus ad quern (Lat.), the time to which. 
Terminus a quo (Lat.), the time from which. 
Terra cotta (Lat.), baked earth. 
Terra firma (Lat.), solid ground; the continent. 
Terra incognita (Lat.), an unknown country. 
Tertvwm quid (Lat.), a third something. 
Tete-a-tete (Fr.), a confidential interview ; whispering. 
Toga virilis (Lat.), the gown of manhood. 



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Totidem verbis (Lat.), in just so many words. 
Toties quoties (Lat.), as often as. 

Toto ccelo (Lat.), by the whole heaven; diametrically oppo- 
site. 
Toujours prit (Fr.), always ready. 
Tour deforce (Fr.), a feat of strength or skill. 
Tout-a-fait (Fr.), entirely ; wholly. 
Tout ensemble (Fr.), the whole taken together. 
Trojafuit (Lat.), Troy was. 

Tu quoque, Brute / (Lat.), and thou too, Brutus ! 
Trottoir (Fr.), a side- walk. 



U. 



Ubi mel, ibi apes (Lat.), where honey is, there are bees. 
Ultima, ratio regum (Lat.), the last argument of kings; war. 
-Ultima Tliule (Lat.), the utmost boundary or limit. 
Un bienfait rCest jamais perdu (Fr.), a kindness is nevei 

lost. 
Unfait accompli (Fr.), an accomplished fact. 
Usque ad nauseam (Lat.), to disgust. 
Usus loquendi (Lat.), usage in speaking. 
Utile dulci (Lat.), the useful with the pleasant. 
Ut infra (Lat.), as below. 
Uti possidetis (Lat.), as you possess; state of present po» 

session. 
Ut supra (Lat.), as above stated. 



Vade mecum (Lat.), a pocket companion or manual. 
Vale (Lat.), farewell. 



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340 FOREIGN QUOTATIONS. 

Valet de chambre (Fr. ), an attendant ; a footr 

Veni, vidi, vici (Lat.), I came, I saw, I conquered. 

Verbatim et literatim (mid. Lat.), word for word, and lettei 
for letter. 

Verbum sat sapienti (Lat.), a word is enough for a wise man, 

Vestigia (Lat.), tracks ; vestiges. 

Vestigia nulla retrorsum (Lat.), no footsteps backward. 

Vexata qucestio (Lat. ), a disputed question. 

Vice versa (Lat.), the opposite way; the reverse. 

Videlicet (Lat.), to wit; namely; that is to say. 

Vide ut supra (Lat.), see what is stated above. 

Vi et armis (Lat.), by force and by arms ; by main force. 

Vincit, qui se vincit (Lat.), he conquers, who overcomea 
himself. 

Vinculum matrimonii (Lat.), the bond of marriage. , 

Virtus laudatur, et alget (Lat.), virtue is praised, and is not 
cherished (is starved). 

Virtus semper viridis (Lat.), virtue ever green and blooming. 

Vis inertice (Lat.), the power by which matter resists changes 
endeavored to be made on its state. 

Vivat reginal (Lat.), long live the queen ! 

Vivat rex! (Lat.), long live the king ! 

Viva voce (Lat.), by the living voice ; by oral testimony. 

Vivat respublica! (Lat.), long live the republic ! 

Vive la republique / (Fr.), long live the republic 1 

Vive Vempereurl (Fr.), long Live the emperor I 

Vive le roi / (Fr.), long live the king ! 

Voila (Fr.), behold ; there is or there are. 

Volenti nonfit injuria (Lat.), no injustice is done to the con- 
senting person — by a proceeding to which he consents. 

Voxpopuli y vox Dei (Lat.), the voice of the people ia the 
voice of God. 

Vulgo (Lat.), commonly. 



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CONDENSED 

CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 

BEING 

BRIEF BUT SUCCINCT INFORMATION 

CONCERNING 

THE PROMINENT NAMES 

IN 

CLASSICAL HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY, 

TOGETHER WITH 

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Aby'dos. A city of Asia opposite Sestos in Europe. It is 
famous for the loves of Hero and Leander, and for the 
bridge of hoats which Xerxes built there across the 
Hellespont. Leander was in the habit of swimming 
across the Hellespont to see Hero, till at length, on a 
stormy night, he was drowned. 

Aby'dos. A town of Egypt, where was the famous temple 
of Osiris. 

Acade'mi'a. A place surrounded with trees, near Athens, 
belonging to Academus, from whom the name is de- 
rived. Here Plato opened his school of philosophy, 
and from this every place sacred to learning has ever 
since been called Academia. 

Acha'tes. A friend of iEneas, whose fidelity was so exem- 
plary that Fidus Achates has become a proverb. 

Achelo'us. The son of Oceanus and Terra, or Tethys, god 
of the river of the same name in Epirus. As one of 

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the numerous suitors of Dejanira, he entered the lista 
against Hercules, and being inferior, changed himself 
into a serpent, and afterwards into an ox. Hercules 
broke off one of his horns and defeated him, after 
which, according to some, he was changed into a river. 

Ac'heron. One of the rivers of hell ; often used to signify 
hell itself. 

Achilles, the son of Peleus and Thetis, was the bravest of 
all the Greeks in the Trojan war. During his infancy, 
Thetis plunged him in the Styx, thus making every 
part of his body invulnerable except the heel by which 
she held him. To prevent him from going to the 
Trojan war, Thetis sent him privately to the court of 
Lycomedes, where he was disguised in a female dress. 
As Troy could not be taken without his aid, Ulysses 
went to the court of Lycomedes in the habit of a mer- 
chant, and exposed jewels and arms for sale. Achilles, 
choosing the arms, discovered his sex, and went to the 
war. Vulcan made him a strong suit of armor, which 
was proof against all weapons. He was deprived by 
Agamemnon of his favorite Briseis, and for this affront 
he would not appear on the field till the death of 
Patroclus impelled him to vengeance. He slew Hec- 
tor, who had killed Patroclus, and tying his corpse to 
his war-car, dragged it three times round Troy. He 
is said to have been killed by Paris, who inflicted a 
mortal wound in his vulnerable heel with an arrow. 

A'cis. A shepherd of Sicily, son of Faunus and the nymph 
Simaethis. Galatea passionately loved him, upon which 
his rival, Polyphemus, crushed him to death with a 
piece of broken rock. The gods changed Acis into a 
stream, which rises from Mount Etna. 

Actae'on. A famous huntsman, son of Aristseus and Au- 



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tonoe, daughter of Cadmus. He saw Diana and her 
attendants bathing, for which he was changed into a 
stag and devoured by his own 



Ac'tium. A town and promontory of Epirus, famous for 
the naval victory which Augustus obtained over An- 
tony and Cleopatra, B. c. 31. 

A'des or Hades. The God of hell amongst the Greeks ; the 
same as the Pluto of the Latins. The word is often 
used for hell itself by the ancient poets. 

Adher'bal. Son of Micipsa, and grandson of Masinissa, 
was besieged at Cirta, and put to death by Jugurtha, 
after vainly imploring the aid of Kome, B. c. 112. 

Adme'tus. Son of Pheres and Clymene, king of Pherse in 
Thessaly. Apollo, when banished from heaven, is 
said to have tended his flocks for nine years. 

Ado'nis, son of Cinyras and Myrrha, was the favorite of 
Venus. He was fond of hunting, and was often cau- 
tioned not to hunt wild beasts. This advice he 
slighted, and at last was mortally wounded by a wild 
boar. Venus changed him into the flower anemone. 
Proserpine is said to have restored him to life, on con- 
dition that he should spend six months of the year 
with her, and the rest of the year with Venus. This 
implies the alternate return of summer and winter. 

Adras'tus, son of Talaus and Lysimache, was king of Argos. 
Polynices, being banished from Thebes by his brother 
Eteocles, fled to Argos, where he married Argia, 
daughter of Adrastus. The king assisted his son-in- 
law, and marched against Thebes with an army. He 
was defeated with great slaughter, and fled to Athens, 
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Adrastus died from grief, occasioned by the death of 

his son /Egialcus. 

Adria'nus. A famous emperor of Rome. He is represented 
as an active, learned, warlike, and austere general. Ho 
came to Britain, where he built a wall between the 
modern towns of Carlisle and Newcastle-on-Tyne, to 
protect the Britons from the incursions of the Cale- 
donians. 

iEdi'les. Roman magistrates, who had the charge of all 
buildings, baths, and aqueducts, and examined weights 
and measures. The office of an iEdile was honorable, 
and the primary step to a more distinguished position 
in the State. 

iE'geus. King of Athens, son of Pandion. Being desirous 
of haying children, he went to consult the oracle, and 
on his return stopped at the court of Pittheus, king 
of Troezene, who gave him his daughter iEthra in 
marriage. He directed her, if she had a son, to send 
him to Athens as soon as he could lift a stone under 
which he had concealed his sword. iEthra became 
mother of Theseus, whom she sent to Athens with his 
father's sword, iEgeus being at that time living with 
Medea, the divorced wife of Jason. When Theseus 
came to Athens, Medea attempted to poison him, but 
he escaped ; and upon showing ^Egeus the sword, dis- 
covered himself to be his son. When Theseus re- 
turned from Crete, after the death of the Minotaur, he 
omitted to hoist up white sails, as a signal of success, 
and at sight of black sails, iEgeus, concluding that his 
son was dead, threw himself into the sea, which, as 
some suppose, has since been called the JEgean sea. 
^Egeus died b. c. 1235. 

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placed Medusa's head on it, which turned into stones 
all those who gazed at it. 

iEgy'ptus, son of Belus, and brother to Danaus, gave his 
fifty sons in marriage to the fifty daughters of his 
brother. Danaus, who had established himself at Ar- 
gos, and was jealous of his brother, obliged all his 
daughters to murder their husbands on the first night 
of their nuptials. This was done, Hypermnestra alone 
sparing her husband Lynceus. iEgyptus himself was 
killed by his niece Polyxena. 

ffilia'nus Clau'dius. A Eoman sophist of Praeneste in the 
reign of Adrian. He taught rhetoric at Eome. He 
wrote treatises on animals iu seventeen books, and on 
various other subjects in fourteen books. iElian died 
at the age of sixty, a. d. 140. 

JSne'as. A Trojan prince, son of Anchises and Venus. He 
married Creusa, the daughter of Priam, and they had 
a son named Ascanius. During the Trojan Avar JEneas 
behaved with great valor in defense of Troy. When 
the city was in flames he is said to have carried away 
his father Anchises on his shoulders, leading his son 
Ascanius by the hand, his wife following them. Sub- 
sequently he built a fleet of twenty ships, with which 
he set sail in quest of a settlement. He was driven on 
the coasts of Africa, and was kindly received by Dido, 
Queen of Carthage, who became enamored with him ; 
but he left Carthage by the order of the gods. He 
has been praised for his piety and his submission to 
the will of the gods; the term "Pius" is generally 
appended to his name. 

iEne'is. The iEneid, a grand poem by Virgil, the great 
merit of which is well known. The author has imi-, 



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tated the style of Homer, and is by some thought to 
equal him. 

iE'olus, the ruler of storms and winds, was the son of Hip- 
potas. He reigned over iEolia. He was the inventor 
of sails, and a great astronomer, from which the poets 
have called him the god of wind. 

JEs'chines. An Athenian orator who lived about 342 B.C., 
and distinguished himself by his rivalship with De- 
mosthenes. 

JEs'chylus, a soldier and poet of Athens, son of Euphorion. 
He was in the Athenian army at the battles of Mara- 
thon, Salamis, and Platsea ; but his most solid fame 
rests on his writings. He wrote ninety tragedies, for- 
ty of which were rewarded with a public prize. He 
was killed by the fall of a tortoise, dropped from the 
beak of an eagle on his head, B.C. 456. 

iEscula'pius, son of Apollo and Coronis, or, as some say, of 
Apollo and Larissa, daughter of Phlegias, was the 
god of medicine. He married Epione, and they had 
two sons, famous for their skill in medicine, Machaon 
and Podalirus ; of their four daughters, Hygeia, god- 
dess of health, is the most celebrated. 

iE'son, son of Cretheus, was born at the same birth as Pe- 
lias. He succeeded his father in the kingdom of 
Iolchos, but was soon exiled by his brother. He mar- 
ried Alcimeda, by whom he had Jason, whose educa- 
tion he intrusted to Chiron. When Jason reached 
manhood he demanded his father's kingdom from his 
uncle, who gave him evasive answers, and persuaded 
him to go in quest of the Golden Fleece. On his re- 
turn Jason found his father very infirm, and at his re- 
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refilled them with the juice of certain herbs, which 
restored the old man to the vigor of youth. 

JEso'pus. A Phrygian philosopher who, originally a slave, 
procured his liberty by his genius. He dedicated his 
fables to his patron Croesus. The fables which we have 
now under his name doubtless are a collection of fa- 
bles and apologues of wits before and after the age of 
iEsop, conjointly with his own. 

Agamem'non, king of Mycenae and Argos, was brother to 
Menelaus, and son of Plisthenes, the son of Atreus. 
He married Clytemnestra, and Menelaus Helen, both 
daughters of Tyndarus, king of Sparta. When Helen 
eloped with Paris, Agamemnon was elected command- 
er-in-chief of the Grecian forces invading Troy. 

Agesila'us. Of the family of the Proclidae, son of Archi- 
damus, king of Sparta, whom he succeeded. He made 
war against Artaxerxes, king of Persia, with success ; 
but in the midst of his conquests he was called home 
to oppose the Athenians and Bcetians. He passed over 
in thirty days that tract of country which had taken up 
a whole year of Xerxes' expedition. He defeated his 
enemies at Coronea, but sickness interfered with his 
conquests, and the Spartans were beaten in every en- 
gagement till he again appeared at their head. He 
died 362 years B.C. 

Agrip'pa, EC. Vipsanius. A celebrated Roman who ob- 
tained a victory over S. Pompey, and favored the cause 
of Augustus at the battles of Actium and Philippi, 
where he behaved with great valor. In his expedi- 
tions in Gaul and Germany he obtained several victo- 
ries, but refused the honor of a triumph, and turned 
his attention to the embellishment of Rome and the 
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theon. Augustus gave him his daughter Julia in mar- 
riage. He died universally lamented, at Rome, aged 
fifty-one, B.C. 12. 
Agrip'pa. A son of Aristobulus, grandson of the great 
Herod. He was popular with the Jews, and it is said 
that while they were flattering him with the appella- 
tion of god he was struck with death, a.d. 43. His 
son of the same name was with Titus at the siege of 
Jerusalem, and died a.d. 94. It was before him that 
St. Paul pleaded. There were a number of others of 
the same name, but of less celebrity. 

A'jax, son of Telamon and Peribcea, or Eribcea, was one of 
the bravest of the Greeks in the Trojan war. After 
the death of Achilles, Ajax and Ulysses both claimed 
the arms of the dead hero, which were given to Ulys- 
ses. Some say that he was killed in battle by Paris, 
but others record that he was murdered by Ulysses. 

QJari'cus. A famous king of the Goths, who plundered 
Rome in the reign of Honorius. He was greatly re- 
spected for his valor, and during his reign he kept the 
Roman empire in continual alarm. He died after a 
reign of twelve years, a.d. 410. He was buried in the 
bed of a river which had been turned from its course 
for the reception of his corpse, in order that it might 
be said that no one should tread on the earth where he 
reposed. 

Al'bion, son of Neptune and Amphitrite, came into Britain, 
where he established a kingdom, and introduced as- 
trology and the art of building ships. Great Britain 
is called " Albion " after him. 

Alcse'us. A celebrated lyric poet of Mitylene, in Lesbos, 
about 600 years before the Christian era. He fled 
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was hung up in the temple of Minerva as a monument 
of his disgrace. He was enamored of Sappho. Of liis 
works only a few fragments remain. 

Alces'te or Alces'tis, daughter of Pelias, married Admctus. 
She, with her sisters, put her father to death that he 
might be restored to youth and vigor by Medea, who 
had promised to effect this by her enchantments. 
She, however, refused to fulfill her promise, on which 
the sisters fled to Admetus, who married Alceste. 

Alcibi'ades. An Athenian general, famous for his enter- 
prise, versatile genius,, and natural foibles. He was a 
disciple of Socrates, whose lessons and example 
checked for a while his vicious propensities. In the 
Peloponnesian war he encouraged the Athenians to 
undertake an expedition against Syracuse. He died 
in his forty-sixth year, B.C. 404. 

Alcme'na. Daughter of Electrion, king of Argos. Her 
father promised her and his crown to Amphitryon if 
he would revenge the death of his sons, who had been 
killed by the Teleboans. In the absence of Amphi- 
tryon, Jupiter assumed his form and visited Alcmena, 
who, belieying the god to be her lover, received him 
with joy. Amphitryon, on his return, ascertained 
from the prophet Tiresias the deception which had 
been practiced. After the death of Amphitryon Alc- 
mena married Ehadamanthus. Hercules was the 
son of Jupiter and Almena. 

Alcy'one or Haley 'one, daughter of iEolus, married Ceyx, 
who was drowned as he was going to consult the ora- 
cle. The gods apprised Alcyone in a dream of her 
husband's fate, and when she found his body washed 
ashore she threw herself into the sea, and she and her 
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Alec'to. One of the Furies. She is represented with her 
head covered with serpents, and breathing vengeance, 
war, and pestilence. 

Alexan'der, surnamed the Great, was son of Philip and 
Olympias. He was born B. c. 355, on the night on 
which the famous temple of Diana at Ephesus was 
burnt. This event, according to the magicians, was a 
prognostic of his future greatness, as well as the tam- 
ing of Bucephalus, a horse which none of the king's 
attendants could manage. Philip, it is recorded, said, 
with tears in his eyes, that his son must seek another 
kingdom, as that of Macedonia would not be large 
enough for him. He built a town, which he called 
Alexandria, on the Nile. His conquests were extended 
to India, where he fought with Porus, a powerful king 
of the country, and after he had invaded Scythia, he 
retired to Babylon laden with spoils. His entry into 
the city was predicted by the magicians as to prove 
fatal to him. He died at Babylon in his thirty-second 
year, after a reign of twelve years and eight months of 
continual success, b. c. 323. There were a number of 
others of the same name, but of less celebrity. 

Althae'a, daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis, married 
(Eneus, king of Calydon, by whom she had many chil- 
dren, amongst them being Meleager. When he waa 
born the Parcae put a log of wood on the fire, saying, 
as long as it was preserved the life of the child would 
be prolonged. The mother took the wood from the 
flames and preserved it, but when Meleager killed his 
two uncles, Althaea, to revenge them, threw the log in 
the fire, and when it was burnt Meleager expired. 
Althaea then killed herself. 

Amaryllis. The name of a countrywoman in Virgil's Ec- 



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logues. Some commentators have supposed that the 
poet spoke of Rome under this fictitious name. 

Amaz'ones or Amazonides. A nation of famous women who 
lived near the river Thermodon in Cappadocia. All 
their lives were employed in wars and manly exercises. 
They founded an extensive empire in Asia Minor along 
tho shores of the Euxine. 

Ambra'cia. A city of Epirus, the residence of King 
Pyrrhus. Augustus, after the battle of Actiuni, called 
it Nicopolis. 

Amphiara'ua, son of Oicleus and Hypermnestra, was at the 
chase of the Calydonian boar, and accompanied the 
Argonauts in their expedition. He was famous for his 
knowledge of futurity. 

Amphic'tyon, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, reigned at 
Athens after Cranaus. Some say the deluge happened 
in his age. 

Amphic'tyon, the son of Helenus, who first established the 
celebrated Council of the Amphictyons, composed of 
the wisest and most virtuous men of some cities of 
Greece. 

Amphi'on, son of Jupiter and Antiope. He cultivated 
poetry, and made such progress in music that he is 
said to have been the inventor of it, and to have built 
the walls of Thebes by the sound of his lyre. 

Amphitri'te. A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, who 
married Neptune. She is sometimes called Salatia. 
She was mother of Triton, a sea deity. 

Amphitryon. A Theban prince, son of Alceeus and Hippo- 
nome. His sister Anaxo married Electryon, king of 
Mycenae, whose sons were killed in battle by the Tele- 



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boans. Electrjon gave his daughter Alcmena to Am- 
phitryon for avenging the death of his sons. 

Anachar'sis, a Scythian philosopher 592 years b. c, who, 
on account of his wisdom, temperance, and knowledge, 
has been called one of the seven wise men. He has 
rendered himself famous among the Ancients by his 
writings, his poems on war, the laws of the Scythians, 
etc. 

Anae'recn. A famous lyric poet of Teos, in Ionia, favored 
by Polycrates and Hipparchns, son of Philostratus. 
He was of intemperate habits and fond of pleasure. 
Some of his odes are extant, and the elegance of his 
poetry has been the admiration of every age and coun- 
try. He lived to the age of eighty-five, and after a life 
of voluptuousness was choked with a grape stone. He 
nourished b. c. 532. 

Anadyom'ene. A famous painting by Apelles of Venus 
rising from the sea. 

Anaxag'oras. A Clazomenian philosopher, who disregarded 
wealth and honors to indulge his fondness for medi- 
tation and philosophy. He applied himself to astron- 
omy, and obtained a knowledge of eclipses. He used 
to say he preferred a grain of wisdom to heaps of gold. 
He was accused of impiety and condemned to die, but 
he ridiculed the sentence, which he said had already 
been pronounced on him by nature. He died at the 
age of seventy-two, b. c. 428. 

Anaxar'ete. A girl of Salamis, who so arrogantly rejected 
the addresses of Iphis, a youth of ignoble birth, that 
he hanged himself at her door. She saw the spectacle 
without emotion, and was changed into stone. 

Anchi'ses. A son of Capys and Themis. He was so beauti- 
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to enjoy his company. vEneas was the son of Anchises 
and Venus, and was intrusted to the care of Chiron 
the Centaur. When Troy was taken, Anchises had 
become so infirm that iEneashad to carry him through 
the flames upon his shoulders, and thus saved his life. 

Androm'ache. Daughter of Eetion, king of Thebes. She 
married Hector, son of Priam, and was the mother of 
Astyanax. Her parting with Hector, who was going 
to battle, is described in the Iliad, and has been deemed 
one of the most beautiful passages in that great 
work. Pope's, translation of the Iliad (book 6) de- 
scribes with great pathos and beauty the parting of 
Hector from his wife and child. 

Androm'eda. A daughter of Cepheus, king of ./Ethiopia, 
and Cassiope. She was promised in marriage to 
Phineus when Neptune drowned the kingdom and sent 
a sea monster to ravage the country, because Cassiope 
had boasted that she was fairer than Juno and the 
Nereides. The oracle of Jupiter Amnion was consult- 
ed, but nothing could stop the resentment of Neptune 
except the exposure of Andromeda to the sea monster. 
She was accordingly tied to a rock, but at the moment 
that the monster was about to devour her, Perseus, 
returning from the conquest of the Gorgons, saw her, 
and was captivated with her beauty. He changed the 
monster into a rock by showing Medusa's head, and 
released Andromeda and married her. 

Anthropoph'agi. A people of Scythia who fed on human 
flesh. They lived near the country of the Messageta?. 
Shakspeare makes Othello, in his speech to the Senate, 
allude to the Anthropophagi thus : — 

" The cannibals that each other eat, 
The Anthropophagi, and men whose heads 
Do crow beneath their shoulders." 



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Antig'one. A daughter of (Edipus, king of Thebes. She 
buried by night her brother Polynices, against the or- 
ders of Creon, who ordered her to be buried alive. 
She, however, killed herself on hearing of the sen- 
tence. The death of Antigone is the subject of one of 
the finest tragedies of Sophocles. The play has been 
adapted for representation on the English stage, Miss 
Helen Faucit performing the heroine with exquisite 
pathos. 

Antig'onus. One of Alexander's generals, who, on the di- 
vision of the provinces after the king's death, received 
Pamphylia, Lycia, and Phrygia. Eventually his power 
became so great that Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, 
and Lysimachus combined to destroy him. He gained 
many victories over them, but at last was killed in 
battle at the age of eighty, B.C. 301. There were 
others of the same name, but much less conspicuous. 

Antin'ous. A youth of Bithynia of whom the emperor 
Adrian was so extremely fond that, at his death, he 
erected a temple to him, and wished it to be believed 
that he had been changed into a constellation. 

Anti'ochus, surnamed Soter, was son of Seleucus and king 
of Syria. He made a treaty of alliance with Ptolemy 
Philadelphus, king of Egypt. He wedded his step- 
mother Stratonice. He was succeeded by his son An-, 
tiochus II., who put an end to the war which had be- 
gun with Ptolemy, and married his daughter Berenice, 
but being already married to Laodice, she, in revenge, 
poisoned him. Antiochus, the third of that name, 
surnamed the Great, was king of Syria, and reigned 
thirty-six years. He was defeated by Ptolemy Phil- 
opater at Eaphia. He conquered the greater part of 
Greece, and Hannibal incited him to enter on a cm-? 
sade against Roma. He was killed 187 years before the 



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Christian era. Antiochus Epiphanes, the fourth of the 
Dame, was king of Syria after his brother Seleucus. 
He behaved with cruelty to the Jews. He reigned 
eleven years, and died unrcgretted. There were many 
others of the same name of less note. 

Ant'iope, daughter of Nyeteus, king of Thebes, and Polyxo, 
was beloved by Jupiter. Amphion and Tetlms were 
her offspring. 

Antip'ater, son of Iolaus, was a soldier under King Philip, 
and raised to the rank of a general under Alexander the 
Great. When Alexander went to invade Asia, he left 
Antipater supreme governor of Macedonia. He has 
been suspected of giving poison to Alexander to ad- 
vance himself in power. 

Antoni'nus, surnamed Pius, was adopted by the Emperor 
Adrian, whom he succeeded. He was remarkable for 
all the virtues forming a perfect statesman, philoso- 
pher, and king. He treated his subjects with affability 
and humanity, and listened with patience to every 
complaint brought before him. He died in his seventy- 
fifth year, after a reign of twenty-three years, a.d. 
160. 

Anto'nius Mar'cus. Mark Antony, the triumvir, distin- 
guished himself by his ambitious views. When Julius 
Caesar was killed in the senate house, Antony deliv- 
ered an oration over his body, the eloquence of which 
is recorded in Shakspeare's tragedy of Julius Caesar. 
Antony had married Fulvia, whom he repudiated to 
marry eta via, the sister of Augustus. He fought by 
the side of Augustus at the battle of Philippi, against 
the murderers of Julius Caesar. Subsequently he be- 
came enamored with Cleopatra, the renowned queen 
of Egypt, and repudiated Octavia to marry her. He 



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was utterly defeated at the battle of Actium, and 
stabbed himself. He died in the fifty-sixth year of his 
age, b.c. 30. 

Anto'nius, Julius, son of the famous triumvir Antony, by 
Ful via, was consul with Paulus Fabius Maximus. He 
was surnamed Africanus, and put to death by order of 
Augustus, but some say he killed himself. 

Anto'nius M. Gni'pho. A poet of Gaul who taught rhetoric 
at Eome. Cicero and other illustrious men frequented 
his school. There were a number of others of the 
same name, bat of less repute. 

Apel'les. A celebrated painter of Cos, or, as others say, of 
Ephesus, son of Pithius. He lived in the age of 
Alexander the Great, who forbade any one hut Apelles 
to paint his portrait. He was so absorbed in his pro- 
fession that he never allowed a day to pass without 
employing himself at his art: hence the proverb of 
Nulla dies sine linea. His most perfect picture was 
Venus Anadyomene, which was not quite finished 
when he died. He painted a picture in which a horse 
was a prominent feature, and so correctly was it de- 
lineated that a horse passing by it neighed, supposing 
it to he alive. He was ordered by Alexander to paint 
a portrait of one of his favorites — Campaspe. Apel- 
les became enamored with her and married her. He 
only put his name to three of his pictures — a sleeping 
Venus, Venus Anadyomene, and an Alexander. The 
proverb, Ne sutor ultra crepidam, has been used in ref- 
erence to him by some writers. 

Aphrodi'te. The Grecian name for Venus, from the Greek 
word a$pog, froth, hecause Venus is said to have been 
born from the froth of the ocean. 

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three of this name, all noted for their voracious appe- 
tites. 

A'pis. One of the ancient kings of Peloponnesus, son of 
Phoroneus and Laodice. Some say that Apollo was his 
father, and that he was king of Argos, whilst others 
called him king of Sicyon, and fix the time of his reign 
above 200 years earlier. Varro and others have sup- 
posed that Apis went to Egypt with a colony of 
Greeks, and that he civilized the inhabitants and pol- 
ished their manners, for which they made him a god 
after death, and paid divine honors to him under the 
name of Serapis. 

A'pis. A god of the Egyptians, worshiped under the form 
of an ox. Some say that Isis and Osiris are the deities 
worshiped under this name, because they taught the 
Egyptians agriculture. 

Apollo. Son of Jupiter and Latona ; called also Phoebus. 
He was the god of the fine arts and the reputed origi- 
nator of music, poetry, and eloquence. He had re- 
ceived from Jupiter the power of knowing futurity, 
and his oracles were in repute everywhere. As soon as 
he was born he destroyed with his arrows the serpent 
Python, which Juno had sent to persecute Latona ; 
hence he was called Pythius. He was not the inventor 
of the lyre, as some have supposed, but it was given to 
him by Mercury, who received in return the famous 
Caduceus. He received the surnames of Phoebus, De- 
lius, Cynthius, Psean, Delphicus, etc. He is in sculp- 
ture generally represented as a handsome young man 
with a bow in his hand, from which an arrow has just 
been discharged. 

Appia'nus. An historian of Alexandria, who flourished 
a.d. 123. His Universal History, which consisted of 



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twenty-four books, was a history of all the nations 
conquered by the Eomans. 

Ap'pius Clau'dius. A decemvir who obtained his power by 
force and oppression. He grossly insulted Virginia, 
whom her father killed to save her from the power of 
the tyrant. 

Arca'dia. A district of Peloponnesus, which has been much 
extolled by the poets. It was famous for its moun- 
tains. The inhabitants were for the most part shep- 
herds, who lived upon acorns. They were skillful 
warriors and able musicians. Pan lived chiefly among 
them. 

Archil'ochus. A poet of Paros, who wrote elegies, satires, 
odes, and epigrams. He lived B.C. 685. 

Archime'des. A famous geometrician of Syracuse, who in- 
vented a machine of glass that represented the motion 
of the heavenly bodies. When Marcellus, the Roman 
consul, besieged Syracuse, Archimedes constructed ma- 
chines which suddenly raised into the air the ships of 
the enemy, which then fell into the sea and were sunk. 
He also set fire to the ships with burning-glasses. 
"When the enemy were in possession of the town, a sol- 
dier, not knowing who he was, killed him, B.C. 212. 

Arethu'sa, a nymph of Elis, daughter of Oceanus, and one 
of Diana's attendants. As she returned one day from 
hunting she bathed in the Alpheus stream. The god 
of the river was enamored of her, and pursued her over 
the mountains, till Arethusa, ready to sink from fa- 
tigue, implored Diana to change her into a fountain, 
which the goddess did. 

Ar'go. The name of the famous ship which carried Jason 
and his companions to Polchis, when they went to re- 
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Argonau'tae. The Argonauts, those ancient heroes who 
went with Jason in the Argo to Aolchis to recover the 
Golden Fleece, about seventy-nine years before the 
capture of Troy. The number of the Argonauts is not 
exactly known. 

Ar'gus. A son of Arestor, whence he is sometimes called 
Arestorides. He had a hundred eyes, of which only 
two were asleep at one time. Juno set him to watch 
Io, whom Jupiter had changed into a heifer, but Mer- 
cury, by order of Jupiter, slew him, by lulling all his 
eyes to sleep with the notes of the lyre. Juno put the 
eyes of Argus in the tail of the peacock, a bird sacred 
to her. 

Ariad'ne, daughter of Minos, second king of Crete, and 
Pasiphse, fell in love with Theseus, who was shut up in 
the labyrinth to be devoured by the Minotaur. She 
gave Theseus a clue of thread by which he extricated 
himself from the windings of the labyrinth. After he 
had conquered the Minotaur he married her, but after 
a time forsook her. On this, according to some au- 
thorities, she hanged herself. According to other 
writers, after being abandoned by Theseus, Bacchus 
loved her, and gave her a crown of seven stars, which 
were made a constellation. 

Ari'on. A famous lyric poet and musician, son of Cyclosof 
Methymna in Lesbos. He went into Italy with Perian- 
der, tyrant of Corinth, where he gained much wealth 
by his profession. Afterwards he wished to revisit the 
place of his nativity, and he embarked in a ship, the 
sailors of which resolved to kill him for the riches he 
had with him. Arion entreated them to listen to his 
music, and as soon as he had finished playing he threw 
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attracted by the sweetness of his music, and it is said 
that one of them carried him safely on its back to 
Taenarus, whence he went to the court of Periander, 
who ordered all the sailors to be crucified. 

Aristae'us. Son of Apollo and Cyrene, famous for his fond- 
ness for hunting. He married Autonoe, the daughter 
of Cadmus, Actseon being their son. He was after 
death worshiped as a demigod. 

Aristar'chus. A celebrated grammarian of Samos, disciple 
of Aristophanes. He lived the greatest part of his life 
at Alexandria. He wrote about 800 commentaries on 
different authors. He died in his seventy-second year, 
B.C. 157. 

Aristi'des. A celebrated Athenian, son of Lysimachus, in 
the age of Themistocles, whose great temperance and 
virtue procured for him the name of the "Just." He 
was rival to Themistocles, by whose influence he was 
banished for ten years, B.C. 484. He was at the battle 
of Salamis, and was appointed to be chief commander 
with Pausanias against Mardonius, whom they defeated 
at Plataea. 

Aristip'pus, the elder, a philosopher of Cyrene, a disciple 
of Socrates, and founder of the Cyrenaic sect. 

Aristogi'ton and Harmo'dis. Two celebrated friends of 
Athens, who, by their joint efforts, delivered their 
country from the tyranny of the Pisistratidse, B.C. 510. 

Aristoph'anes. A celebrated comic poet of Athens, son of 
Philip of Ehodes. He wrote fifty-four comedies, of 
which eleven have come down to us. He lived B.C. 
434, and lashed the vices of the age with a masterly 
hand. 

Aristot'eles. A famous philosopher, son of Nicomachus, 



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born at Stagira. He went to Athens to hear Plato's 
lectures, where he soon signalized himself by his genius. 
He has been called by Plato the philosopher of truth, 
and Cicero complimented him for his eloquence, fe- 
cundity of thought, and universal knowledge. He died 
in his sixty-third year, B.C. 322. As he expired he is 
said to have exclaimed : Causa causarum miserere met, 
which sentence has since become famous, and is by 
some attributed to Cicero. The term Stagirite has 
been applied to Aristotle from the name of his birth- 
place. 

Artaxerx'es the First succeeded to the kingdom of Persia 
after Xerxes. He made war against the Bactrians, and 
reconquered Egypt, which had revolted. He was re- 
markable for his equity and moderation. 

Artaxerx'es the Second. King of Persia, surnamed Mne- 
mon. His brother Cyrus endeavored to make himself 
king in his place, and marched against his brother at 
the head of 100,000 Barbarians and 13,000 Creeks. 
He was opposed by Artaxerxes with a large army, and 
a bloody battle was fought at Cunaxa, in which Cyrus 
was killed and his forces routed. 

Ar'temis. The Greek name of Diana. Her festivals, 
called Artemesia, were celebrated in several parts of 
Greece, particularly at Delphi. 

Asca'nius, son of iEneas and Creusa, was saved from the 
flames of Troy by his father, whom he accompanied in 
his voyage to Italy. He was afterwards called lulus. 

Aspa'sia. Daughter of Axiochus, born at Miletus. She 
came to Athens, where she taught eloquence. Socrates 
was one of her scholars. She so captivated Pericles by 
her accomplishments that he made her his wife. The 
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morals of the Athenians, and caused much dissipation 

in the State. 

Aspa'sia. A daughter of Ilermotinius of Phocaea, famous 
for her personal charms. She was priestess of the sun, 
and became mistress to Cyrus. 

Astar'te. A powerful divinity of Syria, the same as the 
Venus of the Greeks. She had a famous temple at 
Hierapolis in Syria, which was attended by 300 
priests. 

Astrse'a. A daughter of Astraeus, king of Arcadia, or, ac- 
cording to others, daughter of Titan and Aurora. 
Some make her daughter of Jupiter and Themis. She 
was called Justice, of which virtue she was the goddess. 

Asty'anax. A son of Hector and Andromache. He was 
very young when the Greeks besieged Troy, and when 
the city was taken his mother saved him in her arms 
from the flames. According to Euripides he was 
killed by Menelaus. 

Atalan'ta. Daughter of Schoeneus, king of Scyros. Ac- 
cording to some she was the daughter of Jasus, or 
Jasius, and Clymene, but others say that Menalion 
was her father. She determined to live in celibacy, 
but her beauty gained her many admirers, and to free 
herself from their importunities she proposed to run a 
race with them. As she was almost invincible in run- 
ning, her suitors, who entered the lists against her, 
were defeated, till Hippomenes, the son of Macareus, 
proposed himself as an admirer. Venus gave him 
three golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, 
and with these concealed about him he entered the 
lists to race against Atalanta. As the race proceeded 
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- thus enabling Hippomenes to arrive first at the goal, 
and obtain her in marriage. 

A'te. Daughter of Jupiter, and goddess of all evil. She 
raised such discord amongst the gods that Jupiter 
banished her from heaven, and sent her to dwell on 
earth, where she incited mankind to evil thoughts and 
actions. 

Athana'sius. A bishop of Alexandria, celebrated for his 
determined opposition to Arius and his doctrines. He 
died a.d. 373, after filling the archiepiscopal chair for 
forty-seven years. The famous creed which is named 
after him is no longer supposed to have been written 
.by him, and its authorship remains in doubt. 

Atlas. One of the Titans, son of Iapetus and Clymene. 
He married Pleione, daughter of Oceanus (or of Hes- 
peris, according to some writers). He had seven 
daughters, who were called the Atlantides. 

A'treus. A son of Pelops and and Hippodamia, was king 
of Mycenae. His brother Chrysippus was illegitimate, 
and Hippodamia wished to get rid of him, and urged 
Atreus and another of her sons, Thyestes, to murder 
him, which, on their refusal, she did herself. Atreus 
retired to the court of Eurystheus, king of Argos, and 
succeeded to his throne. 

At'ticus, T. Pomponius. A celebrated Eoman knight, to 
whom Cicero wrote a number of letters, containing the 
general history of the age. He retired to Athens, 
where he endeared himself to the citizens, who erected 
statues to him in commemoration of his virtues. He 
died at the age of seventy-seven, B.C. 32. 

At'tila. A celebrated king of the Huns, who invaded the 
Roman empire in the reign of Valentinian, with an 



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army of half a million of men. He laid waste the 
provinces, and marched on Kome, but retreated on 
being paid a large sum of money. He called himself 
the " Scourge of God," and died a.d. 453, of an effu- 
sion of blood, on the night of his marriage. 

Augus'tus, Octavia'nus Cae'sar, emperor of Eome, was son 
of Octavius, a senator, and Accia, sister to Julius 
Caesar. He was associated in the triumvirate with 
Antony and Lepidus, and defeated the armies of 
Brutus and Cassius at Philippi. Octavia, the sister 
of Augustus, married Antony after the death of his 
wife Fulvia. Octavia, however, was slighted for the 
charms of Cleopatra, which incensed Augustus, who 
took up arms to avenge the wrongs of his sister, and 
at the great battle of Actium (b.c. 31), the forces of 
Antony and Cleopatra suffered a disastrous defeat. 

Aurelia'nus, emperor of Rome, was austere and cruel in the 
execution of the laws, and in his treatment of his 
soldiers. He was famous for his military character, 
and his expedition against Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, 
gained him great honors. It is said that in his various 
battles he killed 800 men with his own hand. He was 
assassinated near Byzantium, a.d. 275. 

Anre'lius, M. Antoni'nus, surnamed " the philosopher," 
possessed all the virtues which should adorn the char- 
acter of a prince. He raised to the imperial dignity 
his brother L. Verus, whose dissipation and volup- 
tuousness were as conspicuous as the moderation of the 
philosopher. During their reign the Quadi, Parthians, 
and Marcomanni were defeated. Verus died of apo- 
plexy, and Antoninus survived him eight years, dying 
in his sixty-first year, after a reign of nineteen years 
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Auro'ra. A goddess, daughter of Hyperion and Thia or 
Thea. She is generally represented by the poets as 
sitting in a chariot and opening with her fingers the 
gates of the east, pouring dew on the earth, and mak- 
ing the flowers grow. The Greeks call her Eos. 

Bac'chns was son of Jupiter and Semele, the daughter of 
Cadmus. He was the god of wine, and is generally 
represented crowned with vine leaves. He is said to 
have married Ariadne after she had been forsaken by 
Theseus. 

Belisa'rius. A celebrated general who, in the reign of Jus- 
tinian, emperor of Constantinople, renewed the vic- 
tories which had rendered the first Eomans so distin- 
guished. He died, after a life of glory, suffering from 
royal ingratitude, 565 years before the Christian era. 

Beller'ophon, son of Glaucus, king of Ephyre, and Eury- 
mede ; was at first called Hipponous. He was sent by 
Iobates, king of Lycia, to conquer the monster Chi- 
maera. Minerva assisted him in the expedition, and 
by the aid of the winged horse Pegasus he conquered 
the monster and returned victorious. After sending 
him on other dangerous adventures, Iobates gave him 
his daughter in marriage, and made him successor to 
his throne. 

Bellona, goddess of war, was daughter of Phorcys and 
Ceto ; called by the Greeks Enyo, and is often con- 
founded with Minerva. She prepared the chariot of 
Mars when he was going to war, and appeared in bat- 
tles armed with a whip to animate the combatants, and 
holding a torch. 

Belus, one of the most ancient kings of Babylon, about 
1800 years before the age of Semiramis, was made a 



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god after death, and was worshiped by the Assyrians 
and Babylonians. He was supposed to be the son of 
the Osiris of the Egyptians. The temple of Belus was 
the most ancient and magnificent in the world, and 
was said to have been originally the tower of Babel. 

Bereni'ce. A daughter of Philadelphus, who married An- 
tiochus, king of Syria, after he had divorced his former 
wife Laodice. 

Bereni'ce. The mother of Agrippa, whose name occurs in 
the history of the Jews as daughter-in-law of Herod 
the Great. A number of others of minor celebrity 
were known by the same name. 

Bi'on, A philosopher of Scythia who rendered liimself 
famous for his knowledge of poetry, music, and phil- 
osophy. Another of the same name was a Greek poet 
of Smyrna who wrote pastorals. He was a friend of 
Moschus, who says that he died by poison about 300 
years B.C. 

Boadice'a. A famous British queen who rebelled against 
the Eomans and was defeated, on which she poisoned 
herself. Her cruel treatment by the Eomans is the 
subject of an ode by Cowper. 

Bo'reas. The name of the north wind blowing from the 
Hyperborean mountains. According to the poets, he 
was son of Astrseus and Aurora. He was passionately 
fond of Hyacinthus. 

Bren'nus. A general of the Galli Senones, who entered 
Italy, defeated the Eomans, and marched into the city. 
The Eomans fled into the Capitol, and left the city in 
possession of the enemy. The Gauls climbed the Tar- 
peian rock in the night, and would have taken the 
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cackling of some geese, ou which they roused them- 
selves and repelled the enemy. 

Bri'a'reus. A famous giant, son of Coelus and Terra. He 
had a hundred hands and fifty heads, and was called 
by men by the name of .zEgeon. 

Bru'tus L. Junius. Son of M. Junius and Tarquinia. 
When Lucretia killed herself, B.C. 509, in consequence 
of the brutality of Tarquin, Brutus snatched the dag- 
ger from the wound and swore upon the reeking blade 
immortal hatred to the royal family, and made the 
people swear they would submit no longer to the king- 
ly authority. His sons conspired to restore the Tar- 
quins, and were tried and condemned before their 
father, who himself attended their execution. Mr. John 
Howard Payne, the American dramatist, has written a 
tragedy, of which Brutus is the hero. 

Bru'tus, Mar'cus Ju'nius, father of Caesar's murderer, fol- 
lowed the party of Marius, and was conquered by Pom- 
pey, by whose orders he was put to death. 

Bru'tus, Mar'cus Ju'nius, the destroyer of Caesar, conspired 
with many of the most illustrious citizens of Eome, 
against Caesar, and stabbed him in Pompey's Basilica. 
The tumult following the murder was great, but the 
conspirators fled to the Capitol, and by proclaiming 
freedom and liberty to the populace, for the time es- 
tablished tranquillity. Antony, however, soon obtained 
the popular ear, and the murderers were obliged to 
leave Eome. Brutus retired into Greece, where he 
•gained many friends. He was soon pursued by Antony, 
who was accompanied by the young Octavius. The 
famous battle of Philippi followed, in which Brutus 
and his friend Cassius, who commanded the left wing 
of the army, were totally defeated. Brutus fell on his 
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own sword, B.C. 42, and was honored with a magnifi- 
cent funeral by Antony. Plutarch relates that Caesar's 
ghost appeared to Brutus in his tent before the battle 
of Philippi, warning him of his approaching fall. 

Buceph'alus. A horse of Alexander's, so frequently named 
by writers that the term has become proverbial. Alex- 
ander was the only person that could mount him, and 
he always knelt down for his master to bestride him. 

Ca'cus. A famous robber, son of Vulcan and Medusa, rep- 
resented as a three-headed monster vomiting flames. 
He resided in Italy, and the avenues of his cave were 
covered with human bones. When Hercules returned 
from the conquest of Geryon, Cacus stole some of his 
cows, which Hercules discovering, he strangled Cacus. 

Cad'mus, son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, and Telephassa, 
or Agriope, was ordered by his father to go in quest 
of his sister Europa, whom Jupiter had carried away. 
His search proving fruitless, he consulted the oracle of 
Apollo, and was told to build a city where he saw a 
heifer stop in the grass, and call the country around 
Bceotia. He found the heifer, as indicated by the 
oracle. Eequiring water, he sent his companions to 
fetch some from a neighboring grove. The water was 
guarded by a dragon, who devoured those who were 
sent for it, and Cadmus, tired of waiting, went him- 
self to the place. He attacked the dragon and killed 
it, sowing its teeth in the ground, on which a number 
of armed men rose out of the earth. Cadmus threw a 
stone amongst them, and they at once began fighting, 
and all were killed except five, who assisted him in 
building the city. Cadmus introduced the use of let- 
ters in Greece — the alphabet, as introduced by him, 
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Cadu'ceus. A rod entwined at one end with two serpents. 
It was the attribute of Mercury, and was given to him 
by Apollo in exchange for the lyre. 

Cae'sar. A surname given to the Julian family in Kome. 
This name, after it had been dignified in the person of 
Julius Caesar and his successors, was given to the ap- 
parent heir of the empire in the age of the Roman em- 
perors. The first twelve emperors were distinguished 
by the name of Caesar. They reigned in this order — 
Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, 
Nero, G-alba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and 
Domitian. Suetonius has written an exhaustive his- 
tory of the Caesars. C. Julius Caesar, the first emperor 
of Eome, was son of L. Caesar and Aurelia, the daugh- 
ter of Cotta. He was descended, according to some 
accounts, from Julus, the son of iEneas. His elo- 
quence procured him friends at Eome, and the gene- 
rous manner in which he lived equally served to pro- 
mote his interest. He was appointed for five years 
over the Cauls. Here he enlarged the boundaries of 
the Eoman empire by conquest, and invaded Britain, 
which till then was unknown to the Eoman s. The 
corrupt state of the Eoman senate, and the ambition of 
Caesar and Pompey, caused a civil war. Neither of 
these celebrated Eomans would endure a superior, and 
the smallest matters were grounds enough for un- 
sheathing the sword. By the influence of Pompey a 
decree was passed to strip Caesar of his power. Anto- 
ny, as tribune, opposed this, and went to Caesar's 
camp with the news. On this Caesar crossed the Eu- 
bicon, which was the boundary of his province. The 
passage of the Eubicon was a declaration of war, and 
Caesar entered Italy with his army. Upon this Pom- 
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shortly afterwards entered Rome. He then went to 
Spain, where he conquered the partisans of Pompey, 
and on his return to Eome was declared dictator, and 
soon afterwards consul. The two hostile generals met 
in the plains of Pharsalia, and a great battle ensued 
B.C. 48. Pompey was defeated and fled to Egypt, 
where he was slain. At length Caesar's glory came to 
an end. Enemies had sprung up around him, and a 
conspiracy, consisting of many influential Remans, 
was formed against him. Conspicuous among the con- 
spirators was Brutus, his most intimate friend, who, 
with others, assassinated him in the senate house in 
the ides of March, B.C. 44, in the fifty-sixth year of his 
age. He wrote his Commentaries on the Gallic wars 
when the battles were fought. This work is admired 
for its elegance and purity of style. It was after his 
conquest over Pharnaces, king of Pontus, that he made 
use of the words, which have since become proverbial, 
Vent, vidi, vici, illustrative of the activity of his opera- 
tions. Shakspeare's tragedy of Julius Caesar, in the 
third act of which he is assassinated, uttering as his 
last words, "M tu, Brute! Then fall Caesar" — is 
devoted to the conspiracy and its results, ending with 
defeat and death of Brutus and Cassius at Philippi. 

Calig'ula, a Roman emperor, was son of Germanicus by 
Agrippina. He was proud, wanton, and cruel. He 
was pleased when disasters befell his subjects, and of- 
ten expressed a wish that the Romans had but one 
head, that he might have the pleasure of striking it 
off. He had a favorite horse made consul, and 
adorned it with the most valuable trappings and orna- 
ments. The tyrant was murdered a.d. 41, in his 
twenty-ninth year, after a reign of three years and ten 
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Calliope. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne, who presided over eloquence and heroic 
poetry. 

Calydon. A city of iEtolia, where (Eneus, the father of 
Mel eager, reigned. During the reign of (Eneus Diana 
sent a wild boar to ravage the country on account of 
the neglect which had been shown of her divinity by 
the king. All the princes of the age assembled to 
hunt the Calydonian boar. Meleager killed the ani- 
mal, and gave the head to Atalanta, of whom he was 
enamored. 

Calypso. One of the Oceanides, or one of the daughters 
of Atlas, according to some writers. "When Ulysses 
was shipwrecked on her coasts she received him with 
hospitality, and offered him immortality if he would 
remain with her as a husband, which he refused to do, 
and after seven years' delay he was permitted to depart 
from the island where Calypso reigned. 

Camby'ses, king of Persia, was the son of Cyrus the Great. 
He concpiered Egypt, and was so disgusted at the su- 
perstition of the Egyptians, that he killed their god 
Apis and plundered their temples. 

Camill'us, L. Fu'rius. A celebrated Eoman, called a second 
Eomulus from the services he rendered his country. 
He was banished for distributing the spoils he had ob- 
tained at Veii. During his exile Eome was besieged 
by the Gauls under Brennus. The besieged Eomans 
then elected him dictator, and he went to the relief of 
his country, which he delivered after it had been some 
time occupied by the enemy. He died B.C. 365. 

Cam'pus Mar'tius. A large plain without the walls of 
Eome, where the Roman youth were instructed in ath- 



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letic exercises and learnt to throw the discus, hurl the 
javelin, etc. 

Can'nss. A village of Apuleia, where Hannibal defeated 
the Koman consuls iEmylius and Varro, B.C. 216. 

Capitoli'num. A celebrated temple and citadel at Rome on 
the Tarpeian rock. 

Caracal'la, son of the emperor Septimius Severus, was noto- 
rious for his cruelties. He killed his brother Geta in 
his mother's arms, and attempted to destroy the writ- 
ings of Aristotle. After a life made odious 2>y his 
vices he was assassinated, a.d. 217, in the forty-third 
year of his age. 

Carac'tacus. A king of the Britons, who was conquered by 
the Romans and taken prisoner to Rome. 

Cartha'go. Carthage, a celebrated city of Africa, the rival 
of Rome, and for a long period the capital of the coun- 
try, and mistress of Spain, Sicily, and Sardinia. The 
time of its foundation is unknown, but it seems to be 
agreed on that it was built by Dido about 8G9 years be- 
fore the Christian era, or, according to some writers, 
72 or 73 years before the foundation of Rome. It had 
reached its highest glory in the days of Hamilcar and 
Hannibal. 

Cassan'der, son of Antipater, made himself master of Mace- 
donia after his father's death, where he reigned for 
eighteen years. 

Cassan'dra, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, was passion- 
ately loved by Apollo, who promised to grant her what- 
ever she might recpiire, and she obtained from him the 
power of seeing into futurity. Some say she received 
the gift of prophecy, with her brother Helenus, by 
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Apollo, where serpents were found wreathed round 
their bodies and licking their ears, which gave them a 
knowledge of futurity. She was allotted to Agamem- 
non in the division of the spoils of Troy, and was slain 
by Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife. 

Cas'sius C. A celebrated Eoman who became famous by 
being first quaestor to Crassus in his expedition against 
Parthia. He married Junia, the sister of Brutus, and 
joined Brutus in the conspiracy formed to assassinate 
Caesar, after which he returned to Philippi with Brutus, 
and commanded one wing of the army in the famous 
battle fought there. On the defeat of his forces he 
ordered one of his freedmen to kill him, and he perish- 
ed by the sword which had inflicted a wound on 
Caesar. He was called by Brutus " the last of all the 
Eonians." 

Casta'lius Fons, or Casta'lia. A fountain of Parnassus sacred 
to the Muses. 

Castor and Pollux were twin brothers, sons of Jupiter and 
Leda. Mercury carried them to Pallena, where they 
were educated. As soon as they arrived at manhood 
they embarked with Jason in quest of the Golden 
Fleece. In this expedition they evinced great courage. 
Pollux defeated and slew Amycus in the combat of the 
Cestus, and" was afterwards considered to be the god 
and patron of boxing and wrestling. Castor distin- 
guished himself in the management of horses. 

Catili'na, L. Ser'gius, a celebrated Eoman, descended from a 
noble family. "When he had squandered his fortune he 
secretly meditated the ruin of his country, and con- 
spired with many Eomans as dissolute as himself to 
extirpate the senate, plunder the treasuries, and set 
Borne on fire. This plot, known as the Catiline con- 



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spiraey, was unsuccessful. The history of it is written 
by Sallust. Catiline was killed in battle B.C. 63. 

Ca'to, Mar'cus, was great-grandson of the censor Cato. The 
early virtues that appeared in his childhood seemed to 
promise that he would become a great man. He was 
austere in his morals and a strict follower of the tenets 
of the Stoics. His fondness for candor Avas so great 
that his veracity became proverbial. In the Catilinian 
conspiracy he supported Cicero, and was the chief 
cause of the capital punishment which was inflicted on 
some of the conspirators. He stabbed himself after 
reading Plato's treatise on the immortality of the soul, 
e. c. 46, in the fifty-ninth year of his age. 

Catullus C, or Q,. Vale'rius. A poet of Verona whose com- 
positions are the offspring of a luxuriant imagination. 
He was acquainted with the most distinguished people 
of his age. He directed his satire against Caesar, whose 
only revenge was to invite him to a sumptuous banquet. 

Cel'sus, a physician in the age of Tiberius, who wrote eight 
books on medicine, besides treatises on agriculture, 
rhetoric, and military affairs. 

Centau'ri. A people of Thessaly, half men and half horses. 
They were the offspring of Centaurus and Stilbia. 

Centum'viri. The members of a court of justice at Rome. 
Though originally 105 in number, they were known as 
Centumvirs, and this name they retained when they 
were increased to 180. 

Cer'berus. A dog of Pluto. According to Hesiod he had 
fifty heads, but according to other mythologists he had 
three only. He was placed at the entrance to the in- 
fernal regions to prevent the living from entering, and 
the inhabitants of the place from escaping. 






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Ce'res, the goddess of corn and harvests, was daughter ol 
Saturn and Vesta. She was the mother of Proserpine, 
who was carried away by Pluto whilst she was gather- 
ing flowers. 

Chserone'a, a city of Bceotia celebrated for a great battle 
fought there, in which the Athenians were defeated by 
the Boeotians, B.C. 447, and for the victory which 
Philip of Macedonia obtained there over the confeder- 
ate armies of the The bans and Athenians, B.C. 338. It 
was the birth-place of Plutarch. 

Cha'ron. A god of the infernal regions, son of Nox and 
Erebus, who conducted the souls of the dead in a boat 
over the rivers Styx and Acheron. 

Che'ops. A king of Egypt, after Ehampsinitus, famous 
for building pyramids. 

Chimae'ra. A celebrated monster which continually vomited 
flames. It was destroyed by Bellerophon. 

Chi'ron. A centaur, half a man and half a horse, son of 
Philyra and Saturn. He was famous for his knowl- 
edge of music, medicine, and shooting, and taught 
mankind the use of plants and medicinal herbs. 

Chrysos'tom. A bishop of Constantinople who died a.d. 
407. He was a great disciplinarian, and by severely 
lashing the vices of his age he made many enemies. 

Cic'ero, M. T., born at Arpinum, was son of a Eoman 
knight and lineally descended from the ancient kings 
of the Sabines. In youth he displayed many abilities, 
and was taught philosophy by Philo, and law by 
Mutius Scaevola. He applied himself with great dili- 
gence to the study of oratory, and was distinguished 
above all the speakers of his time in the Roman forum. 
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publicly accused of treason against the State, and 
whom he drove from the city. After a number of 
vicissitudes of fortune he was assassinated, B.C. 43, at 
the age of sixty-three. 

Cincinna'tus, L. Q,. A celebrated Roman, who was informed, 
as he plowed in the fields, tbat the senate had chosen 
him to be dictator. On this he left the plow and 
repaired to the field of battle, where his countrymen 
were opposed by the Volsci and iEqui. He conquered 
the enemy, and entered Rome in triumph. 

Cir'ce. A daughter of Sol and Perseis, celebrated for her 
knowledge of magic and venomous herbs. She was 
carried by her father to an island called ^Eaea. 
Ulysses, on his return from the Trojan war, visited her 
coasts, and his companions were changed, by her 
potions, into swine. Ulysses, who was fortified against 
enchantments by an herb which he had received from 
Mercury, demanded of Circe the restoration of his 
companions to their former shape ; she complied with 
his wishes, and eventually permitted him to depart 
from her island. 

Claudia'nus. A celebrated poet, in the age of Honorius, 
' who is considered by some writers to equal Virgil in 
the majestic character of his style. 

Clau'dius, T. Drusus Nero, son of Drusus, became emperor 
of Rome after the death of Caligula. He went to 
Britain, and obtained a triumph for victories achieved 
by his generals. He suffered himself to be governed 
by favorites, whose avarice plundered the State and 
distracted the provinces. He was poisoned by Agrip- 
pina, who wished to raise her son Nero to the throne. 

Cleopa'tra, queen of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, 
was celebrated for her beauty. Antony became enam- 



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ored of her and married her, ignoring his connection 
with Octavia, the sister of Augustus. He gave her the 
greatest part of the eastern provinces of the Roman 
empire. This caused a rupture between Augustus and 
Antony, and these two famous men met at Actium, 
when Cleopatra, by flying with sixty ships, ruined the 
battle for Antony, and he was defeated. Cleopatra 
destroyed herself by applying an asp to her breast. 

Cli'o. The first of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over history. 

Cloaci'na. A goddess at Rome who presided over the 
Cloacae, which were large receptacles for the filth of 
the whole city. 

Clo tho, the youngest of the three Parcae, who were daugh- 
ters of Jupiter and Themis, was supposed to preside 
over the moment of birth. She held the distaff in her 
hand and spun the thread of life. 

Clytemnes'tra. A daughter of Tyndarus, king of Sparta, 
and Leda, married Agamemnon, king of Argos, in 
whose absence in the Trojan war she misconducted 
herself with his cousin iEgysthus. On the return of 
Agamemnon Clytemnestra murdered him, as well as 
Cassandra, whom he had brought with him. After 
this Clytemnestra ascended the throne of Argos. In 
the meantime her son Orestes, after an absence of sev- 
en years, returned, resolved to avenge the death of his 
father Agamemnon. On an occasion when iEgysthus 
and Clytemnestra repaired to the Temple of Apollo, 
Orestes, with his friend Pylades, killed them. 

Clyt'ia or Clyt'ie. A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, 
beloved by Apollo. She was changed into a sun- 
flower. 

Co'cles, P. Horatius. A celebrated Roman who alone op- 



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posed the whole army of Porsenna at the head of a 
bridge whilst his companions were cutting off the 
communication with the other shore. When the bridge 
was destroyed, Codes, though wounded by the darts 
of the enemy, leapt into the Tiber and swam across it, 
armed as he was. For his heroism a brazen statue was 
raised to him in the Temple of Vulcan. 

Co'drus. The last king of Athens, son of Melanthus. 
When the Heraclidae made war against Athens, the 
oracle said that the victory would be granted to that 
nation whose king was killed in battle. The Hera- 
clidae on hearing this gave orders to spare the life of 
Codrus, but the patriotic king disguised himself, and 
engaging with one of the enemy, was killed. The 
Athenians obtained the victory, and Codrus was re- 
garded as the savior of his country. 

Coe'lus or TJra'nus. An ancient deity supposed to be the 
father of Saturn, Oceanus, and Hyperion. 

Col'chis or Col'chos. A country of Asia famous for the ex- 
pedition of the Argonauts, and as being the birthplace 
of Medea. 

Collati'nus, L. Tarquinius. A nephew of Tarquin the 
Proud. He married Lucre tia. He, with Brutus, 
drove the Tarquins from Koine. 

Colos'sus. A celebrated brazen image at Ehodes, which 
was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the 
world. 

Com'modus, L. Aurelius Antoni'nus, son of M. Antoninus, 
succeeded his father in the Eoman empire. He was 
naturally cruel and fond of indulging his licentious 
propensities. Desirous of being likened to Hercules, 
he adorned his shoulders with a lion's skin, and car- 
ried a knotted club in his hand. He fought with the 



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gladiators, and boasted of his skill in killing wild 
beasts in the amphitheatre. He was strangled by a 
wrestler in the thirty-first year of his age, a.d. 192. 

Co'mus. The god of revelry, feasting, and nocturnal 
amusements. He is represented as a drunken' young- 
man with a torch in his hand. 

Concor'dia. The goddess of peace and concord at Rome, to 
whom Camillus raised a temple in the Capitol. 

Confu'cius. A Chinese philosopher, as much honored 
amongst his countrymen as if he had been a monarch. 
He died about 499 years B.C. 

Co'non. A famous general of Athens, son of Timothens. 
He was made governor of all the islands of the Athe- 
nians, and was defeated in a naval battle by Lysander. 
He defeated the Spartans near Cnidos, when Pisander, 
the enemy's admiral, was killed. He died in prison 
B.C. 393. 

Constan'tia. A granddaughter of the great Constantine, 
married the Emperor Gratian. 

Constanti'mis, surnamed the Great from the greatness of his 
exploits, was son of Constantius. It is said that as he 
was going to fight against Maxentius, one of his rivals, 
he saw a cross in the sky with the inscription, In hoc 
vince. From this he became a convert to Christianity, 
ever after adopting a cross for his standard. He found- 
ed a city where old Byzantium formerly stood, and 
called it Constantinopolis. There he kept his court, 
and made it the rival of Eome in population and mag- 
nificence. He died a.d. 337, after a reign of thirty- 
one years of the greatest glory. 

Constan'tius Chlo'rus, son of Eutropius, and father of the 
great Constantine. He obtained victories in Britain 
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on the abdication of Dioclesian, and died a.d. 306, 
bearing the reputation of being brave, humane, and 
benevolent. 

Con'sul. A magistrate at Rome with real authority for the 
space of a year. There were two consuls, Avho were 
annually chosen in the Campus Martius. The first 
two were L. Jun. Brutus and L. Tarquinius Collatinus. 

Corin'na. A celebrated woman of Thebes, whose father 
was Archelodorus. It is said that she obtained a 
poetical prize five times against the competitorship of 
Pindar. 

Coriola'nus. The surname of C. Martius, from his victory 
over Corioli. After a number of military exploits, and 
many services to his country, he was refused the con- 
sulship. He was banished, and went to the Volsci, 
where he met with a gracious reception from Tullus 
Aufidius, whom he advised to make war against Rome, 
marching with the Volsci as general. His approach 
alarmed the Romans, who sent his mother and his wife 
to meet him and appease his resentment against his 
countrymen, which with difficulty they succeeded in 
doing. 

Cornelia. A daughter of Scipio Africanus, famous for her 
learning and virtues, and as being the mother of the 
Gracchi, Tiberius and Caius Gracchus. Her husband 
was T. Sempronius Gracchus. 

Cras'sus, M. Licin'ius. A celebrated Roman, who by educat- 
ing slaves and selling them, became very wealthy. He 
was made consul with Pompey, and was afterwards 
censor, and formed one of the first triumvirate, his"* 
associates in it being Pompey and Caesar. In the hope 
of enlarging his possessions he left Rome, crossed the 
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Partliia. He was met by Surena, the Parthian general, 
and in the battle which ensued 20,000 of the Romans 
were killed and 10,000 made prisoners. Crassus sur- 
rendered, and was put to death B.C. 53. 

Cre'on, king of Corinth, was son of Sisyphus. He promised 
his daughter Glauce to Jason, who had repudiated 
Medea. To revenge herself on her rival, Medea sent 
her a present of a dress covered with poison. Glauce 
put it on, and was seized with sudden pain. Her body 
took fire, and she expired in the greatest agony. The 
house in which she was was also consumed, and Creon 
and his family shared Glauce's fate. 

Cre'on. King of Thebes, whose territories were ravaged by 
the Sphinx. Creon offered his crown to any one who 
would explain the enigmas proposed by the Sphinx. 
(Edipus solved the riddles, and ascended the throne of 
Thebes. 

Crce'sus, the fifth and last of theMermnadas, who reigned in 
Lydia, was the son of Alyattes, and was considered the 
richest man in the world. His court was an asylum 
for learning, and .ZEsop, the famous fable writer, with 
other learned men, lived under his patronage. " As 
rich as Croesus," has become a proverb. 

Cupi'do, god of love, son of Jupiter and "Venus, is represent- 
ed as a winged infant, naked, armed with a bow and 
arrows. On gems and ornaments he is represented 
generally as amusing himself with some childish diver- 
sion. Cupid, like the rest of the gods, assumed dif- 
ferent shapes, and we find him in the iEneid putting 
on, at the request of his mother, the form of Ascanius, 
and going to Dido's court, where he inspired the queen 
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Cur'tius, M. A Eoman who devoted himself to the service 
of his country, about 360 years B.C., by leaping on 
horseback, and fully armed, into a huge gap in the 
earth, at the command of the oracle. 

Cyb'ele. A goddess, daughter of Ccelus and Terra, and 
wife of Saturn. She was supposed to be the same as 
Ceres, Rhea, Ops, Vesta, etc. According to Diodorus, 
she was the daughter of a Lydian prince. On her 
birth she was exposed on a mountain, where she was 
tended and fed by wild beasts, receiving the name of 
Cybele from the mountain where her life had been 
preserved. 

Cyclo'pes. A race of men of gigantic stature, supposed to 
be the sons of Coelus and Terra. They had only one 
eye, which was in the center of the forehead. Accord- 
ing to Hesiod they were three in number, and named 
Arges, Brontes, and Steropes. 

Cy'rus. A king of Persia, son of Cambyses and Mandane, 
daughter of Astyages, king of Media. Xenophon has 
written the life of Cyrus ; and delineates him as a 
brave and virtuous prince, and often puts in his mouth ! 
many of the sayings of Socrates. 

Cy'rus the younger was the son of Darius Nothus, and the 
brother of Artaxerxes, the latter succeeding to the 
throne at the death of Nothus. Cyrus was appointed 
to the command of Lydia and the sea-coasts, where ha 
fomented rebellion and levied troops under various 
pretenses. At length he took the field with an armyj 
of 100,000 Barbarians and 13,000 Greeks under thej 
command of Clearchus. Artaxerxes met him with - 
900,000 men near Cunaxa. The engagement endedl 
fatally for Cyrus, who was killed 401 years B.C. 



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Daed'alus, an Athenian, was the most ingenious artist of 
his age ; he was the inventor of the wedge and many 
other mechanical instruments. He made a famous 
labyrinth for Minos, king of Crete, but incurred the 
displeasure of Minos, who ordered him to be confined 
in the labyrinth. Here he made himself wings with 
feathers and wax, and fitted them to his body, adopt- 
ing the same course with his son Icarus, who was the 
companion of his confinement. They mounted into 
the air, but the heat of the sun melted the wax on the 
wings of Icarus, and he fell into the ocean, which 
after him has been called the Icarian Sea. The father 
alighted safely at Cumse, where he built a temple to 
Apollo. 

Dan'ae, daughter of Acrisius, king of Argos, and Eurydice. 
Jupiter was enamored with her, and they had a son, 
with whom Danae was exposed in a boat on the sea by 
her father. The winds carried them to the island of 
Seriphus, where she was saved by some fishermen, and 
carried to Polydectes, king of the place, whose brother, 
named Dictys, educated the child, who was called 
Perseus, and kindly treated the mother. 

Dana'ides. The fifty daughters of Danaus, king of Argos, 
who married the fifty sons of their uncle iEgyptus. 
Danaus had been told by the oracle that he would be 
killed by a son-in-law, and he made his daughters 
promise to slay their husbands immediately after mar- 
riage. All of them fulfilled their father's wishes ex- 
cept one, Hypermnestra, who spared her husband 
Lynceus. 

Daph/ne. A daughter of the Eiver Peneus, or of the Ladon, 
and the goddess Terra, of whom Apollo became enam- 
ored. Daphne fled to avoid the addresses of this god, 
and was changed into a laurel. 
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Dar'danus. A son of Jupiter, who killed his brother Jasius 
to obtain the kingdom of Btruria. He built the city 
of Dardania, and was reckoned to have been the 
founder of Troy. 

Dari'us. A noble satrap of Persia, son of Hystaspes, who 
usurped the crown of Persia after the death of Cam- 
byses. Darius was twenty-nine years old when he 
ascended the throne, and he soon distinguished him- 
self by his military prowess. He besieged Babylon, 
which he took after a siege of twenty months. He 
died b. c. 485. 

Dari'us, the second king of Persia of that name, ascended 
the throne of Persia soon after the murder of Xerxes. 
He carried on many wars with success, aided by his 
generals and his son Cyrus the younger. He died B. c. 
404, after a reign of nineteen years. 

Dari'us. The third king of Persia of that name. He soon 
had to take the field against Alexander, who invaded 
Persia. Darius met him with an enormous army, 
which, however, was more remarkable for the luxuries 
indulged in by its leaders than for military courage. 
A battle was fought near the Granicus, in which the 
Persians were easily defeated, and another conflict fol- 
lowed near Issus, equally fatal to the Persians. Darius 
escaped and assembled another powerful army. The 
last and decisive battle was fought at Arbela, Alexander 
being again victorious. When the fight was over 
Darius was found in his chariot covered with wounds 
and expiring, B.C. 331. 

Dejani'ra. A daughter of (Eneus, king of iEtolia. Her 
beauty procured her many admirers, and her father 
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excel in a competition of strength. Hercules obtained 
the prize, and married Dejanira. 

Delphi. A town of Phocis, at the south-west side of Mount 
Parnassus. It was famous for a temple of Apollo, and 
for an oracle celebrated in every age and country. 

Deme'trius. A son of Antigonus and Stratonice, surnamed 
Poliorcetes, destroyer of toivns. At the age of twenty- 
two he was sent by his father against Ptolemy, who 
had invaded Syria. He was defeated at Gaza, but soon 
afterwards obtained a victory. The greater part of his 
life was passed in warfare, his fortunes undergoing 
many changes. He was distinguished for his fondness 
of dissipation when in dissolute society, and for mili- 
tary skill and valor in the battle-field. He died B.C. 
286. 

Deme'trius. Surnamed Soter, king of Syria. His father 
gave him as a hostage to the Eomans. After the death 
of his father, Seleucus Philopator, Antiochus Epiph- 
anes usurped the throne of Syria, and was succeeded 
by his son Antiochus Eupator. Demetrius procured 
his liberty, and established himself on the throne, 
causing Eupator to be put to death. 

Deme'trius. Son of Soter, whom he succeeded after he had 
driven from the throne a usurper, Alexander Bala. 
Demetrius gave himself up to luxury, and suffered his 
kingdom to be governed by his favorites, thus becom- 
ing odious to his subjects. He was at last killed by 
the governor of Tyre, where he had fled for protection. 

Deme'trius Phale'reus. A disciple of Theophrastus, who 
gained such influence over the Athenians by his elo- 
quence and the purity of his manners that he was 
elected decennial archon, B.C. 317. He embellished 



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the city, and rendered himself popular by his munifi- 
cence, but his enemies plotted against him, and he fled 
to the court of Ptolemy Lagus, where he was received 
with kindness. He put an end to his life by permit- 
ting an asp to bite him, B.C. 284. There were several 
others of the name of Demetrius of minor note. 

Democ'ritus. A celebrated philosopher of Abdera, one of 
the disciples of Leucippus. He travelled over the 
greatest part of Europe, Asia, and Africa, in quest of 
knowledge, and returned home in the greatest poverty. 
He indulged in continual laughter at the follies of 
mankind for distracting themselves with care and anx- 
iety in the short term of their lives. He told Darius, 
who was inconsolable for the loss of his wife, that he 
would raise her from the dead if he could find three 
persons who had gone through life Without adversity, 
whose names he might engrave on the queen's monu- 
ment. He taught his disciples that the soul died with 
the body. He died in his 109th year, B.C. 361. He 
has been termed "the laughing philosopher." 

Demos'thenes. A celebrated Athenian, was son of a rich 
blacksmith and Cleobule. He became pupil of Plato, 
and a j) plied himself to study the orations of Isocrates. 
At the age of seventeen he gave early proof of bis elo- 
quence and abilities in displaying them against his 
guardians, from whom he obtained restitution of the 
greater part of his estate. To correct the stammering 
of voice under which he labored he spoke with pebbles 
in his mouth. In the battle of Cheronasa he evinced 
cowardice, and saved his life by flight. He ended his 
life by taking poison, which he always carried in a quill, 
in the sixtieth year of his age, B.C. 322. 

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daughter of Epimetheus. He reigned over part of 
Thessaly, and in his age the earth was covered by a 
deluge of water, sent by Jupiter as a punishment foi 
the impiety of mankind. Deucalion constructed a 
ship, and by this means saved himself and Pyrrha. 
The ship, after being tossed on the waves for nine 
days, rested on Mount Parnassus. The deluge of 
Deucalion is supposed to have occurred B.C. 1503. 

Diana. The goddess of hunting. According to Cicero 
there were three of the name — viz. : a daughter of Ju- 
piter and Proserpine, a daughter of Jupiter and Lato- 
na, and a daughter of Upis and Glauce. The second 
is the most celebrated, and all mention of Diana by 
ancient writers refers to her. To shun the society of 
men she devoted herself to hunting, and was always 
accompanied by a number of young women, who,- like 
herself, abjured marriage. She is represented with a 
quiver, and attended by dogs. The most famous of 
her temples was that at Ephesus, which was one of 
the wonders of the world. 

Dicta'tor. A magistrate at Rome, invested with regal au- 
thority. 

Di'do. A daughter of Belus, king of Tyre, who married 
Sichasus or Sicharbus, her uncle, who was priest of 
Hercules. Pygmalion killed Sickseus to obtain his im- 
mense riches, and Dido, disconsolate at the loss of her 
husband, set sail with a number of Tynans in quest of 
a place in which to form a settlement. A storm drove 
her fleet on the African coast, and she bought of the 
inhabitants as much land as could be covered by a 
bull's hide cut into thongs. On this land she built a 
citadel called Byrsa, which was the nucleus of a great 
city. Her subjects wished her to marry again, but she 



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refused, and erected a funeral pile, on which she ascend- 
ed and stabbed herself to death. 

Liocletia'nus, Cai'us Valer ius Jo'vius. A celebrated Eoman 
emperor, born of an obscure family in Dalmatia. He 
was first a common soldier, and by merit gradually rose 
to the position of a general, and at length he was in- 
vested with imperial power. He has been celebrated 
for his military virtues, and though he was naturally 
unpolished by education, yet he was the friend and 
patron of learning and geuius. His cruelty, however, 
against the followers of Christianity, has been severely 
reprobated. After reigning twenty-one years in great 
prosperity, he abdicated, a.d. 304, and died nine years 
afterwards, aged sixty-eight. 

Diodo'ms, Sic'ulus. Celebrated as the author of a history 
of Egypt, Persia, Syria, Media, Greece, Rome and 
Carthage. It was divided into forty books, of which 
only fifteen are extant, with a few fragments. 

Dio 'genes. A celebrated cynic philosopher of Sinope, ban- 
ished from his country for coining false money. From 
Sinoi^e he retired to Athens, where he became the dis- 
ciple of Antisthenes, who was at the head of the Cynics. 
He dressed himself in the garment which distinguished 
the Cynics, and walked about the streets with a tub on 
hi3 head, which served him as a house. His singularity, 
joined to his great contempt for riches, gained him 
reputation, and Alexander the Great visited the philos- 
opher and asked him if there was anything in which 
he could oblige him. " Get out of my sunshine," was 
the reply of the Cynic. Such independence pleased the 
monarch, who, turning to his courtiers, said, "Were 
I not Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes." He 
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his master, that he made him the preceptor of his 
children and the guardian of his estates. He died, B.C. 
324, in the ninety-sixth year of his age. The life of 

k Diogenes does not bear strict examination : whilst boast- 
ing of his poverty, he was so arrogant that it has been 
observed that his virtues arose from pride and vanity, 
not from wisdom or sound philosophy. 

Dio'genes Laer'tius. An Epicurean philosopher, born in 
Cilicia. He wrote the lives of the philosophers, in ten 
books. This work contains an accurate account of the 
ancient philosophers, and is replete with anecdotes re- 
specting them. It is compiled, however, without any 
plan, method, or precision, though neatness and con- 
ciseness are observable in it. 

Diome'des, a son of Tydeus and Deiphyle, was king of Mto- 
lia, and one of the bravest of the Grecian chiefs in the 
Trojan war. He often engaged Hector and iEneas, 
and obtained much military glory. 

Diome'des. A king of Thrace, son of Mars and Cyrene, 
who fed his horses with human flesh. Hercules de- 
stroyed Diomedes, and gave him to his own horses to 
be devoured. 

Di'on. A Syracusan, son of Hipparina, famous for his 
power and abilities. He was related to Dionysius the 
First, who constantly advised with him, and at whose 
court he obtained great popularity. He was assassinated 
354 years before the Christian era by one of his fam- 
iliar friends. His death was greatly lamented by the 
Syracusans, who raised a monument to his memory. 
When Dionysius the Second ascended the throne he 
banished Dion, who collected some forces, and in three 
days made himself master of Syracuse. 

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raised to some of the greatest offices of state in the 
Roman empire. He is celebrated as the writer of a 
history of Rome which occupied him twelve years in 
composing. 

Dionys'ius the Elder was son of Hermocrates. He signalized 
himself in the wars which the Syracusans carried on 
against Carthage, and made himself absolute at Syra- 
cuse. His tyranny rendered himself odieus to his sub- 
jects. He made a subterraneous cave in a rock in the 
form of a human ear, which was called " the Ear of 
Dionysius." The sounds of this cave were all directed 
to one common tympanum, which had a communication 
with an adjoining room, where Dionysius spent part of 
his time in listening to what was said by those whom 
he had imprisoned. He died in the sixty-third year of 
his age, B.C. 368, after a reign of thirty-eight years. 

Dionys'ius the Younger was son of Dionysius the First and 
Doris. He succeeded his father, and as soon as he as- 
cended the throne he invited Plato to his court and 
studied under him for some time. Plato advised him 
to lay aside the supreme power, in which he was sup- 
ported by Dion. This highly incensed Dionysius, who 
banished Dion, who collected forces in Greece, and in 
three days rendered himself master of Syracuse, and 
expelled the tyrant, B.C. 357. He, however, recovered 
Syracuse ten years afterward, but was soon compelled 
to retire again by the Corinthians under Timoleon. 

Dionys'ius of Halicarnassus. A historian who left his 
country and came to reside in Rome that he might 
study all the authors who had written Roman history. 
He was occupied during twenty-four years on his work 
on Roman antiquities, which consisted of twenty 
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Dir'ce. A woman whom Lycus, king of Thebes, married 
after he had divorced Antiope. Amphion and Zethus, 
sons of Antiope, for cruelties she practiced on Antiope, 
. tied Dirce to the tail of a wild bull, by which she was 
dragged over rocks and precipices till the gods pitied 
her and changed her into a fountain. 

Discor'dia. A malevolent deity, daughter of Nox, and sis- 
ter to Xemesis, the Parcee, and Death. She was 
driven from heaven by Jupiter because she sowed dis- 
sensions amongst the gods. At the nuptials of Peleus 
and Thetis she threw an apple amongst the gods, in- 
scribed with the words, Detur pulchriori, which was 
the primary cause of the ruin of Troy, and of infinite 
misfortunes to the Greeks. 

Dolabel'la, P. Corn. A Roman who married the daughter 
of Cicero. During the civil wars he warmly espoused 
the cause of Julius Caesar, whom he accompanied at 
the famous battles of Pharsalia and Munda. 

Domitia'nus, Titus Fla'vius, son of Vespasian and Flavia 
Domitilla, made himself emperer of Rome on the death 
of his brother Titus, whom, according to some ac- 
counts, he destroyed by poison. The beginning of his 
reign promised hopefully, but Domitian became cruel, 
and gave way to vicious indulgences. In the latter 
part of his reign he became suspicious and remorseful. 
He was assassinated a.d. 96, in the forty-fifth year of 
his age. 

Dra'co. A celebrated lawgiver of Athens, who made a code 
of laws, B.C. 623, which, on account of their severity, 
were said to be written in letters of blood. Hence the 
term "Draconic," applied to any punishment of ex- 
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Dru'sus. A son of Tiberius and Vipsania, who became 
famous for his courage displayed in Illyricum and Pan- 
nonia. 

Dru'sus, M. Liv'ius. A celebrated Soman, who renewed 
the proposals bearing on the Agrarian laws, which 
had proved fatal to the Gracchi. 

Dru'sus, Ne'ro Clau'dius. A son of Tiberius Nero and 
Livia. He distinguished himself in the wars in Ger- 
many and Gaul, and was honored with a triumph. 
There were other Eomans of the same name, but of 
smaller distinction. 

Dry'ades. Nymphs that presided over the woods. Obla- 
tions of milk, oil, and honey were offered to them. 
Sometimes the votaries of the Dryads sacrificed a goat 
to them. 

Duum'viri. Two patricians at Rome, first appointed by Tar- 
quin to keep the Sibylline books, which were supposed 
to contain the fate of the Eoman empire. 

Ech'o. A daughter of the Air and Tellus, who was one of 
Juno's attendants. She was deprived of speech by 
Juno, but was allowed to reply to questions put to her. 

Ege'ria. A nymph of Aricia in Italy, where Diana was 
particularly worshiped. Egeria was courted by 
Numa, and, according to Ovid, became his wife. 
Ovid says that she was disconsolate at the death of 
Numa, and that she wept so violently that Diana 
changed her into a fountain. 

Elec'tra. A daughter of Agamemnon, king of Argos. She 
incited her brother Orestes to revenge his father's 
death by assassinating his mother Clytemnestra. Her 



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adventures and misfortunes form the subject of one of 
the finest of the tragedies of Sophocles. 
Eleu sinia. A great festival observed by the Lacedemoni- 
ans, Cretans, and others, every fourth year, and by the 
people of Athens every fifth year, at Eleusis in 
Attica, where it was introduced by Eumolpus, B.C. 
1356. It was the most celebrated of all the religious 
ceremonies of Greece. The term " Mysteries " is often 
applied to it. The expression " Eleusinian mysteries," 
as applied to anything that is inexplicable, has become 
proverbial. 

Elysium. The Elysian Fields,' a place in the infernal re- 
gions, where, accoiding to the ancients, the souls of 
the virtuous existed after death. 

Emped'ocles. A philosopher, poet, and historian of Agri- 
gentum in Sicily, who lived 444 B.C. He was a Pytha- 
gorean, and warmly espoused the belief in the transmi- 
gration of souls. 

Endym'ion. A shepherd, son of iEthlius and Calyce. He 
is said to have required of Jupiter that he might be 
always young. Diana saw him as he slept on Mount 
Latmus, and was so struck with his beauty that she 
came down from heaven every night to visit him. 

En'nius. An ancient poet, born in Calabria. He obtained 
the privileges of a Eoman citizen on account of his 
learning and genius. 

E'os. The name of Aurora among the Greeks. 

Epaminon'das. A famous Theban descended from the an- 
cient kings of Bceotia. At the head of the Theban 
armies he defeated the Spartans at the celebrated bat- 
tle of Leuctra about 370 B.C. He was killed in battle 
in the forty-eighth year of his age. 

Eph'esus. A city of Ionia, famous for a temple of Diana, 



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which was considered to be one of the seven wonders 
of the world. 

Epicte'tus. A Stoic philosopher of Hieropolis, originally 
the slave of Epaphroditus, the freedman of Nero. He 
supported the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. 

Epicu'rus. A celebrated philosopher, born in Attica of 
obscure parents. He distinguished himself at school 
by the brilliancy of his genius. He taught that the 
happiness of mankind consisted in pleasure, which 
arises from mental enjoyment, and the sweets of vir- 
tue. His death occurred 270 B.C., his age being sev- 
enty-two. 

Er'ato. One of the Muses. She presided over lyric poetry, 
and is represented as crowned with roses and myrtle, 
and holding a lyre in her hand. 

Er'ebus. A deity of the infernal regions, son of Chaos and 
Darkness. The poets often use the word to signify 
the infernal regions. 

Ete'ocles. A king ©f Thebes, son of (Edipus and Jocasta. 
After his father's death it was agreed between him and 
his brother Polynices that they should reign a year 
each alternately. Eteocles first ascended the throne, 
but at the end of the year he refused to resign the 
crown. Thus treated, Polynices implored assistance 
from Adrastus, king of Argos, whose daughter he mar- 
ried, and who placed an army at his disposal. Eteo- 
cles marshalled his forces, and several skirmishes took 
place between the hostile hosts, when it was agreed on 
that the brothers should decide the contest by single 
combat. They fought with inveterate fury, and both 
were killed. 

Eucli'des. A famous mathematician of Alexandria, who 
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of matliemathics. Euclid was so much respected that 
King Ptolemy became one of his pupils. 

Eu'menes. A Greek officer in the army of Alexander. He 
was the most worthy of all Alexander's generals to 
succeed him after his death. He conquered Paphla- 
gonia and Cappadocia, of which he obtained the 
government, till the power of Antigonus obliged him 
to retire. Eventually, after many vicissitudes of for- 
tune, he was put to death in prison by order of Anti- 
gonus. 

Eumen'ides. A name given to the Furies. They sprang 
from the drops of blood which flowed from a wound 
which Coelus received from Saturn. According to 
some writers they were daughters of the Earth, and 
sprung from the blood of Saturn. Others make them 
to be daughters of Acheron and Night, or Pluto and 
Proserpine. According to the generally received opin- 
ion they were three in number — Tisiphone, Megara, 
and Alecto, to which some add Nemesis. 

Euphor'bus. A famous Trojan. He wounded Patroclus, 
whom Hector killed. He died by the hand of Mene- 
laus. 

Euphrates. A. large river in Asia which flowed through the 
middle of the city of Babylon. 

Eurip'ides. A celebrated tragic poet born at Salamis. He 
studied eloquence under Prodicus, ethics under So- 
crates, and philosophy under Anaxagoras. He often 
retired to a solitary cave, where he wrote his tragedies. 
It is said that he met his death by being attacked and 
torn in pieces by dogs, 407 years before the Christian 
era, in the seventy-eighth year of his age. He is ac- 
credited with the authorship of seventy-five tragedies, 
of which only nineteen are extant. One of his plays, 



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" Ion," has become familiarized in name to general 
readers by the exquisite play thus called, written by the 
late Judge Talfourd, and first acted at Covent Garden 
theater, May 26, 1836. 

Euro'pa. A daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, and 
Telaphassa. Her beauty attracted Jupiter, and to be- 
come possessed of her he assumed the shape of a hand- 
some bull, and mingled with the herds of Agenor 
while Europa was gathering flowers in the meadows. 
She caressed the animal, and mounted on his back. The 
god crossed the sea with her, and arrived in Crete, 
where he assumed his proper form, and declared his 
love. She became mother of Minos, Sarpedon, and 
Ehadamanthus. 

Euryd'ice. The wife of the poet Orpheus. As she fled from 
Aristaeus, who was enamored with her, she was bit by 
a serpent, and died of the wound. Orpheus was dis- 
consolate at her loss, and descended to the infernal 
regions in search of her, and by the melody of his lyre 
he obtained from Pluto the restoration of Eurydice, 
provided he did not look behind him till he reached 
the earth ; but his eagerness to see his wife caused 
him to violate the conditions, and he looked behind 
him, thus losing Eurydice forever. 

Euryd'ice. Wife of Amyntas, king of Macedonia. Alex- 
ander, Perdiccas, and Philip were their sons, and they 
had a daughter named Euryone. She conspired against 
Amyntas, but was prevented from killing him by 
Euryone. 

Eurys'thenes. A son of Aristodemus, who lived in per- 
petual dissension with his twin brother Procles whilst 
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of Eurysthenes were called Eurysthenidae, and those of 
Procles Proclida?. 

Eurys'theus. A king of Argos and Mycenge, son of Sthene- 
lus and Nicippe. Juno hastened his birth by two 
months that he might come into the world before Her- 
cules, the son of Alcmena, as the younger of the two 
was doomed by Jupiter to be subservient to the other. 
This natural right was cruelly exercised by Eurystbeus, 
who was jealous of the fame of Hercules, and who, to 
destroy him, imposed upon him the most dangerous 
enterprises, known as the Twelve Labors of Hercules, 
all of which were successfully accomplished. 

Euse'bius. A bishop of Csesarea, in favor with the Em- 
peror Constantine. He was mixed up in the theologi- 
cal disputes of Arms and Athanasius, and distinguished 
himself by writing an ecclesiastical history and other 
works. 

Euter'pe. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over music. 

Eutro'pius. A Latin historian in the age of Julian. He 
wrote an epitome of the history of Rome from the age 
of Eomulus to the reign of the emperor Valens. 

Fa'bii. A noble and powerful family at Some. They 
fought with the Veientes, and all of them were slain. 
One of the family, of tender age, remained in Rome, 
and from him descended the family which afterwards 
became so distinguished. 

Fa'bius, Max'imus Eullia'nus, was the first of the Fabii who 
obtained the name of " Maximus." He was master of 
the horse, and his victory over the Samnites in that 
capacity nearly cost him his life. He was five times 
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Fa'bius, Q,. Max'imus. A celebrated Roman who was raised 
to the highest offices of state. In his first consulship 
he obtained a victory over Liguria, and the battle of 
Thrasymenus caused his election to the dictatorship. 
In this office he opposed Hannibal, harassing him more 
by countermarches and ambuscades than by fighting in 
the open field. He died at the age of 100, after being 
consul five times. Others of the family were of minor 
distinction, though their names occur in Eoman history. 

Fabric'ius, Cai'us. A distinguished Eoman, who in his first 
consulship obtained several victories over the Samnites 
and Lucanians. He had the most consummate knowl- 
edge of military matters, and was distinguished for the 
simplicity of his manners. 

Faler'nus. A fertile mountain and plain of Campania, 
famous for its wine. Falernian wine was held in great 
esteem by the Romans, and it is often alluded to by 
the poets. 

Fau'ni. Rural deities represented as having the legs, feet, 
and ears of goats, and the rest of the body human. 

Flac'cus. A consul who marched against Sylla and was 
assassinated. 

Flamin'ius, T. Q. A famous Roman who was trained in the 
art of war against Hannibal. He was sent in command 
of the Roman troops against Philip of Macedonia, and 
met with great success. 

Flo'ra. The goddess of flowers and gardens among the 
Romans. She was the same as the Chloris of the 
Greeks. 

Fortu'na. A powerful deity among the ancients, daughter 
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according to Pindar. She was the goddess of Fortune, 
' and bestowed riches or poverty on mankind. 

Ful' via. An ambitious woman, wife of the tribune Clodius, 
afterwards of Curio, and lastly of Antony. Antony 
divorced her for Cleopatra, She attempted to avenge 
her wrongs by persuading Augustus to take up arms 
against Antony. 

Galatae'a. A sea nymph, daughter of Xereus and Doris. 
She was loved by Polyphemus, the Cyclops, whom she 
treated with disdain, while she was in love with Acis, 
a shepherd of Sicily. 

Gal'ba, Servius Sulpi'cius. AEomanwho rose to the great- 
est offices of the state, and exercised his powers with 
equity till he was seated on the throne, when his vir- 
tues disappeared. He was assassinated in the seventy- 
third year of his age. 

Gallie'nus, Pub. Licin'ius. A son of the emperor Valerian. 
He reigned conjointly with his father for seven years, 
and then became sole emperor, a.d. 260. In his youth 
he showed military ability in an expedition against the 
Germans and Sarmatse, but when possessed of the pur- 
ple he gave himself up to pleasure and vice. He was 
assassinated in his fiftieth year, a.d. 268. 

Gallus, Cornelius. A Roman knight famous for his poeti- 
cal as well as his military talents. He was greatly 
attached to his slave Lycoris (or Cytheris), whose beauty 
he extolled in his poetry. 

Ganyme'des. A beautiful youth of Phrygia. He was taken 
to heaven by Jupiter while tending flocks on Mount 
Ida, and he became the cupbearer of the gods in place 
of Hebe. 

Gel'lius Au'lus. A Roman grammarian in the age of M. 



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Antoninus. He wrote a work called " Xoctes Atticse," 
which he composed at Athens. 

German 'icus Cse'sar. A son of Drusus and Antonia, the 
niece of Augustus. He was raised to the most impor- 
tant position in the state, and was employed in war in 
Germany, where his successes obtained him a triumph. 
He was secretly poisoned, a.d. 19, in the thirty-fourth 
year of his age. He has been commended not only for 
his military talents but for his learning and humanity. 

Ge'ryon. A monster, represented by the poets as having 
three bodies and three heads. It was killed by Her- 
cules. 

Gigan'tes. The sons of Coelus and Terra, who, according 
to Hesiod, sprang from the blood of a wound inflicted 
on Ccelus by his son Saturn. They are represented as 
huge giants, with strength in accordance with their 
size. 

Glau'cus. A son of Hippolochus, the son of Bellerophon. 
He aided Priam in the Trojan war, and was noted for 
his folly in exchanging his golden armor with Diomedes 
for an iron one. 

Glau'cus. A fisherman of Bceotia. He observed that the 
fishes which he caught and laid on the grass became 
invigorated and leaped into the sea. He tasted the 
grass, and suddenly felt a desire to live in the sea. 
He was made a sea deity by Oceanus and Tethys. 

Glau'cus. A son of Minos the Second and Pasiphae, who 
was smothered in a cask of honey. The soothsayer 
Polyidus, on being commanded by Minos to find his 
son, discovered him, and by rubbing his body with a 
certain herb restored him to life. 

Gordia'nus, M. Anto'nius Africa'nus. Son of Metius Mar- 
cellus. He applied himself to poetry, and composed a 



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poem in thirty books. He was sent as proconsul to 
Africa,, and subsequently, when he had attained his 
eightieth year, he was proclaimed emperor. He strangled 
himself at Carthage a.d. 236, and was deeply lamented 
by the army and the people. 

Gordia'nus, M. Anto'nius Africa'nus, son of Gordianus, was 
made prefect of Rome, and afterwards consul, by Alex- 
ander Severus. He was elected emperor in conjunction 
with his father. He was killed in a battle fought with 
Maximinus in Mauritania. 

Gordia'nus M. Anto'nius Pius, was grandson of the first 
Gordian. He was proclaimed emperor ia the sixteenth 
year of his age. He married the daughter of Misetheus, 
who was distinguished by his virtues, and to whom 
Gordian intrusted many of the chief offices of the state. 
Gordian conquered Sapor, king of Persia, and took 
many cities from him. He was assassinated a. d. 244. 

Gor'dius. A Phrygian who, from the position of a peasant, 
was raised to the throne consequent on a prediction of 
the oracle. The knot which tied the yoke to the 
draught-tree of his chariot was made so cunningly that 
the ends of the cord could not be seen, and a report 
arose that the empire of Asia was promised by the oracle 
to him who should untie the Gordian knot. Alexander 
cut the knot with his sword. 

Gor'gones (the Gorgons). Three sisters, daughters of Phorcys 
and Ceto, whose names were Stheno, Euryale, and 
Medusa. They possessed the power of turning into 
stone those on whom they looked. Perseus attacked 
them and cut off Medusa's head, which he gave to 
Minerva, who placed it on her aegis, which turned into 
stone those who fixed their eyes on it. 

Gxac'chus, T. Sempronius, was twice consul and once censor. 
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woman of piety and learning. Their children, Tiberius 
and Caius, rendered themselves famous for their obsti- 
nate attachment to the interests of the populace, which 
at last proved fatal to them. The Gracchi stand out 
conspicuously in Eoman annals. The history of Caius 
Gracchus has been dramatized by James Sheridan 
Knowles. It was one of his earliest efforts in dramatic 
literature, and has long been obsolete as an acting play. 
Gymna'sium. A place among the Greeks where all the 
public exercises were performed, and where not only 
dancers and wrestlers exhibited, but where poets and 
philosophers repeated their compositions. 

Ha'des, see Ades. 

Ealicarnas'sus. A maritime city in Asia Minor, where a 
mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the world, was 
erected. It is celebrated as being the birthplace of 
Herodotus, Dionysius, and Heraclitus. 

Hamadry'ades. Nymphs who lived in the country and pre- 
sided over trees. 

Hamil'car. A famous Carthaginian, father of Hannibal. 
He was engaged in Sicily during the first Punic war. 
He used to say of his three sons that he kept three lions 
to devour the Eoman power. 

Han'nibal. A celebrated Carthaginian general, son of Hamil- 
car. While a child he took a solemn oath never to be 
at peace with Eome. His passage of the Alps with a 
great army was achieved by softening the rocks with 
fire and vinegar, so that even his armed elephants de- 
scended the mountains without difficulty. He defeated 
the Eomans in the great battle of Cannse, but was sub- 
sequently conquered by Scipio at Zama. He died by 
poison taken from a ring in which he kept it concealed. 
This occurred in his seventieth year> about 182 years B.C. 






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Harmo'dius. A friend of Aristogiton who assisted in deliver- 
ing his country from the tyranny of the Pisistratidge. 

Harpy'lse. The Harpies, winged monsters who had the 
face of a woman, the body of a vulture, and feet and 
fingers armed with claws. They were three in num- 
ber — Aello, Ocypete, and Celeno. They were daugh- 
ters of Neptune and Terra. 

Has'drubal. A son of Hamilcar, and brother of Hannibal. 
He crossed the Alps and entered Italy, where he was 
defeated by the consuls, M. Livius Salinator and 
Claudius Nero. He was killed in the battle B.C. 207, 
and his head was sent to Hannibal. One of the finest 
passages in Professor Nichol's tragedy of Hannibal is 
the invocation over Hasdrubal's head at the close of 
the play. 

He'be. A daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was made 
cup-bearer to the gods, but was dismissed from the 
office by Jupiter, because she fell down in a clumsy 
posture as she was pouring out nectar at a festival, and 
Ganymedes succeeded her as cupbearer. 

Hec'ate. A daughter of Persus and Asteria. She was 
called Luna in heaven, Diana on earth, and Hecate or 
Proserpine in hell. 

Hec'tor, son of King Priam and Hecuba, was the most val- 
iant of all the Trojan chiefs who fought against the 
Greeks. He married Andromache, the daughter of 
Eetion, Astyanax being their son. Hector was made 
chief of the Trojan forces when Troy was besieged by 
the Greeks, and it is said that thirty-one of the most 
valiant Greek chiefs were killed by him, but when he 
met Achilles he fled. Achilles pursued him, and Hec- 
tor was killed, and his body dragged in triumph at the 
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Hec'uba, daughter of Dymas, a Phrygian prince, or, accord- 
ing to some, of Cisseus, a Thracian king, was the sec- 
ond wife of Priam, king of Troy. When her son Paris 
was born, she exposed him on Mount Ida, hoping he 
would perish, as the soothsayers had predicted that he 
would be the ruin of his country. In the Trojan war 
she saw most of her children perish. After enduring 
many misfortunes, she threw herself into the 6ea, and 
was drowned. 

Hel'ena. One of the most beautiful women in the age in 
which she lived. Her beauty was so universally ad- 
mired, even in her infancy, that Theseus, with his 
friend Pirithous, carried her away when she was ten 
years of age and concealed her with his mother, but 
she was recovered by Castor and PoMux, and restored 
to her native country. She married Menelaus, son of 
Atreus, but when Paris visited Menelaus he persuaded 
her to fly with him to Troy, B.C. 1198. On this, 
Menelaus sent ambassadors to the court of Priam to 
demand her restitution, but in vain, and the result 
was the Trojan war. When Troy was taken she re- 
turned to Menelaus, and after his death she retired to 
Rhodes, where she was strangled by order of Polyxo, 
who reigned there. Her beauty and misfortunes have 
been a theme for the poets in all ages. 

Helicon. A mountain of Boeotia on the borders of Phocis. 
It was sacred to the Muses, who had a temple there. 
The fountain Hippocrene flowed from this mountain. 

Heliogab'alus, M. Aure'lius Antoni'nus. A Eoman emperor 
who had been priest to a divinity in Phoenicia. Under 
his sway Rome became the scene of cruelty and vice. 
He raised his horse to the honors of consulship, and 
indulged in a number of absurdities which rendered 



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him odious to his subjects. His head was cut off by 
his soldiers A.D. 222. 

Eel'le. A daughter of Athamas and Nephele. She fled 
from her father's house to avoid the oppression of her 
mother-in-law Ino. According to some accounts she 
was carried through the air on a golden ram, when, 
becoming giddy, she fell into the sea, which received 
from her the name Hellespont. 

Hellespon'tus. A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, 
which received its name from Helle, who is said to 
have been drowned in it. It is celebrated as being the 
scene of the love and death of Leander. 

Heracli'tus. A celebrated Greek philosopher of Ephesus, 
who lived about 500 years before the Christian era. 
He received the appellation of the Obscure Philosopher 
and the Mourner, from his custom of weeping at the 
follies and frailties of human life. 

Hercula'neum. A town of Campania swallowed up by an 
earthquake, produced by an eruption of Mount Vesu- 
vius, a.d. 79. 

Her'cules. A celebrated hero who, after death, was ranked 
among the gods. According to the ancients there were 
many persons of the same name, but the son of Jupiter 
and Alcmena, generally called the Theban, is the most 
celebrated. The birth of Hercules was attended with 
many miraculous events. Before he was eight months 
old Juno sent two snakes to devour him, which he 
seized, and crushed them to death. He achieved a 
series of enterprises known as the "Twelve Labors 
of Hercules." These comprised the slaughter of the 
Nenisean lion, the destruction of the Lernsean hydra, 
the catching of a stag having golden horns and remark- 
able for his swiftness, the seizing alive a wild boar which 



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committed great ravages, the cleansing of the stables of 
Augias, the killing of the carnivorous birds near Lake 
Stymphalis, the taking captive a prodigious wild bull, 
the obtaining the mares of Diomedes which fed on 
human flesh, the getting possession of the girdle of the 
queen of the Amazons, the destruction of the monster 
Geryon, the obtaining the apples from the garden of 
the Hesperides, and the bringing to the earth the three- 
headed dog Cerberus. Besides these labors he aided 
the gods in their wars with the giants, and performed 
numerous difficult feats. He was conducted by Mer- 
cury to Omphale, queen of Lydia, whom he married, 
and whom he permitted to dress in his armor while he 
was sitting to spin with her female servants. He de- 
livered Dejanira from the Centaur Nessus, whom he 
killed. The Centaur, as he expired, gave Dejanira a 
mystic tunic, which, in a jealous paroxysm, she gave to 
Hercules to put on, which he had no sooner done than 
he was seized with a desperate distemper which was 
incurable. He erected a burning pile on Mount iEtna, 
on which he cast himself. Jupiter surrounded the 
burning pile with smoke, amidst which Hercules, after 
his mortal parts were consumed, was carried to heaven 
in a chariot drawn by four horses. 

Her'mes. A name of Mercury among the Greeks. 

Hermin'ius. A valiant Eoman who defended the bridge 
with Codes against the army of Porsenna. 

Hermi'one. A daughter of Mars and Venus who married 
Cadmus. She was changed into a serpent, and placed 
in the Elysian Fields. 

Hermi'one. A daughter of Menelaus and Helen. She was 
privately promised in marriage to Orestes, the son of I 
Agamemnon, but her father, ignorant of the engage- 



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ment, gave her hand to Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, 
whose services he had experienced in the Trojan war. 

Hermip'pus. A freedman, disciple of Philo, in the reign of 
Adrian, by whom he was greatly esteemed. He wrote 
five books on dreams. 

Hermoc'rates. A general of Syracuse, who was sent against 
the Athenians. His lenity towards the Athenian pris- 
oners was regarded with suspicion. He was banished 
from Sicily, and was murdered on his attempt to return 
to his country. 

Hermodo'rus. A philosopher of Ephesus who is said to have 
asissted, as interpreter, the Koman decemvirs, in the 
composition of the ten tables of laws which had been 
collected in Greece. 

He'ro. A beautiful girl of Sestos, greatly beloved by Lean- 
der, a youth of Abydos. The lovers were greatly 
attached to each other, and often in the night Leander 
swam across the Hellespont to Hero in Sestos, till on 
one tempestuous night he was drowned, and Hero in 
despair threw herself into the sea and perished. 

Hero'des, surnamed the Great, followed the fortunes of 
Brutus and Cassius, and afterwards those of Antony. 
He was made king of Judgea by the aid of Antony, and 
after the battle of Actium he was continued in power 
by submission to and flattery of Augustus. He ren- 
dered himself odious by his cruelty, and as he knew his 
death would be a cause for rejoicing, he ordered a num- 
ber of the most illustrious of his subjects to be confined 
and murdered directly he expired, that there might 
appear to be grief and shedding of tears for his own 
death. Herod died in the seventieth year of his age, 
after a reign of 40 years. 

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ranks amongst historians as Homer does amongst the 
poets and Demosthenes amongst the orators. His great 
work is a history of the wars of the Persians against the 
Greeks, from the age of Cyrus to the battle of Myeale 
in the reign of Xerxes ; besides which it gives an account 
of many celebrated nations. A life of Homer is attrib- 
uted to his pen, though by some the authorship is 
doubted. 

Hesi'odus. A celebrated poet, born at Ascra in Bceotia. He 
lived in the age of Homer, and obtained a poetical 
prize in competition with him, according to Varro and 
Plutarch. Quintilian, Philostratus, and others, main- 
tain that Hesiod lived before the age of Homer. 
Hesiod, without possessing the sublimity of Homer, is 
admired for the elegance of his diction. 

Hesi'one. A daughter of Laodemon, king of Troy. It was 
her fate to be exposed to a sea-monster, to whom the 
Trojans presented yearly a young girl to appease the 
resentment of Apollo and Neptune, whom Laodemon 
had offended. Hercules undertook to rescue her, and 
attacking the monster just as he was about to devour 
her, killed him with his club. 

Hesper'ides. Three Nymphs, daughters of Hesperus. 
Apollodorus mentions four, iEgle, Erythia, Vesta and 
Arethusa. They were appointed to guard the golden 
apples which Juno gave to Jupiter on the day of their 
marriage. The place where the Hesperides lived was 
a celebrated garden, abounding with delicious fruit, 
and was guarded by a dragon which never slept. It 
was one of the labors of Hercules to procure some of 
the golden apples, which he succeeded in doing after 
slaying the dragon. 

Hieron'ymus. A tyrant of Sicily, who succeeded to the 



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throne when he was fifteen years old. He rendered 
himself odious by his cruelty and oppression. 

Hieron'ynms. ^ Christian writer, commonly called St. 
Jerome. He was distinguished for his zeal against 
heretics. He wrote commentaries on the prophets, St. 
Matthew's Gospel, &c. He died a.d. 420, in his 
eightieth year. 

Hippar'chus. A son of Pisistratus, who succeeded his 
father, as tyrant of Athens, with his brother Hippias. 
He patronized some of the learned men of his age, and 
distinguished himself for his love of literature. 

Hippoc rates. A celebrated physician of Cos. He deliv- 
ered Athens from a dreadful pestilence in the begin- 
ning of the Peloponnesian war, for which he was re- 
warded with a golden crown. He died in his ninety- 
ninth year, b.c. 361. 

Hippocre'ne. A fountain of Boeotia, near Mount Helicon, 
sacred to the Muses. It rose from the ground when 
struck by the feet of the horse Pegasus. 

Hippodami'a. A daughter of (Enomaus, king of Pisa, who 
married Pelops, son of Tantalus. Her father would 
marry her only to some one who should conquer him 
in a chariot race. Her beauty was great, and many 
were competitors for her hand, though the conditions 
involved death in case of defeat in the race. After 
thirteen suitors had been defeated, Pelops entered the 
lists, and by bribing the charioteer of (Enomaus, ob- 
tained the victory and married Hippodamia. 

Hippol'yte. A queen of the Amazons, given in marriage to 
Theseus by Hercules. Hippolytus was their son. 

Hippol'ytus. Son of Theseus and Hippolyte. His step- 
mother Phaedra fell in love with him. He fled to the 



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sea-shore, where, his horses taking fright and rushing 
among the rocks, his chariot was broken in pieces, and 
he was kill d. According to some accounts he was re- 
stored to life by Diana. 

Hippo'nax. A Greek poet born at Ephesus, 540 years be- 
fore the Christian era. He cultivated satirical poetry, 
which was marked by its beauty and vigor. 

Home'rus. A celebrated Greek poet, the most ancient of 
all the profane writers. The age in which he iived is 
not known, though some suppose it to be about 168 
years after the Trojan war. Uncertainty prevails, also, 
as to the place of his nativity, seven cities claiming to 
be thus honored. These are Smyrna, Chios, Colophon, 
Salamis, Ehodos, Argos, and Athenae. In his two 
famous poems, the Iliad and Odyssey, he has displayed 
the most consummate knowledge of human nature, and 
rendered himself immortal by the sublimity and ele- 
gance of his poetry. In the Iliad he gives a narrative 
of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey deals with the 
wanderings of Ulysses after the fall of the city. 

Hono'rius. An emperor of the Western Empire of Rome, 
who succeeded his father, Theodosius the Great. He 
conquered his enemies by the ability of his generals, 
and suffered his people to be governed by ministers 
who took advantage of his indolence and indifference. 
He died a.d. 423. 

Hora'tii. Three brave Romans, born at the same time, who 
fought against the three Curiatii about 667 years be- 
fore Christ. At the beginning of the fight two of the 
Horatii Avere killed, and the surviving one pretended 
to fly, thus separating his antagonists as they pursued 
him, and then, attacking them singly, he slew them all. 

Hora'tius Q. Flac'cus. A celebrated poet born at Yenusia. 



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His rising talents obtained the attention of Virgil and 
Varius, who recommended him to the care of Maecenas 
and Augustus, the celebrated patrons of literature. 
Under this fostering patronage Horace gave himself up 
to indolence and pleasure. He was warm in his friend- 
ships, and if he at anytime gave offense he was ready- 
to make any concession to effect a reconciliation. In 
his satires and epistles he displays much wit and satiri- 
cal humor. He died in his fifty-seventh year, B.C. 8. 

Hora'tius. See Cocles. 

Horten'sius. Q,. A celebrated orator who began to distin- 
guish himself in the Eoman Forum when he was nine- 
teen years old. Cicero speaks eulogistically of his 
oratorical powers, and of his retentive memory. Quin- 
tilian alludes to his orations in terms of high commen- 
dation. 

Hyacin'thus. A son of Amyclas and Diomede, greatly beloved 
by Apollo and Zephyrus. He was accidentally killed by 
Apollo, who changed his blood into a flower which 
bore his name. 

Hy'bla. A mountain in Sicily, famous for the odoriferous 
herbs which grew on it. It was famous for its honey. 

Hy'dra. A celebrated monster which infested the neigh- 
borhood of Lake Lerna in Peloponnesus. It was one 
of the labors of Hercules to destroy the monster, 
which he effected with the aid of Iolas. 

Hyge'ia. The goddess of health, daughter of iEsculapius. 
She was held in great veneration among the ancients. 

Hymense'us or Hy'men, the god of marriage among the 
Greeks, was the son of Bacchus and Venus, or, accord- 
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Hymet'tus. A mountain of Attica, about two miles from 
Athens, famous for its bees and honey. 

Hyperi'on. A son of Ccelus and Terra, who married Thea. 
Aurora was their daughter. Hyperion is often used by 
the poets to signify the sun. Also in "Troilus and. 
Cressida" and other of Shakspeare's plays, the same 
license is used. 

Hypermnes'tra. One of the Danaidos, who were the fifty 
daughters of Danaus. She was ordered by her father 
to murder her husband Lynceus on the night of their 
marriage, which she refused to do. Danaus wished to 
punish her for her disobedience, but afterwards forgave 
her, and left his kingdom at his death to Lynceus. 

Hypsip'yle. A queen of Lemnos, daughter of Thoas. Du- 
ring her reign, Venus, whose altars had been slighted, 
punished the Lemnian women by causing their hus- 
bands' affections to be estranged from them. This en- 
raged the women, and they put to death their male 
relations, except in the case of Hypsipyle, who spared 
her father Thoas. 

Ic'arus. A son of Daedalus, who, with his father, took a 
winged flight from Crete to escape the anger of Minos. 
His flight was too high, and thus the sun melted the 
wax which cemented his wings, and he fell into the 
sea and was drowned. 

Idom'eneus succeeded his father Deucalion on the throne of 
Crete, and accompanied the Greeks to the Trojan war, 
during which he rendered himself famous for his 
valor. On his voyage home, being caught in a great 
tempest, he vowed to Neptune that if he escaped he 
would make an offering to the god of the first living 
creature he saw on his arrival at the Cretan shore. He 



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escaped the storm, and the first to meet him on hia 
landing was his son. He performed his vow, and be- 
came so odious to his subjects that he had to leave his 
dominions. 

Ignatius. A bishop of Antioch, torn to pieces by lions in 
the amphitheater at Rome a.d. 107. His works con- 
sisted of letters to the Ephesians, Romans, etc. He 
zealously supported the doctrine of the divinity of 
Christ. 

Ilus, fourth king of Troy, was son of Tros by Callirrhoe. 
. He married Eurydice, the daughter of Adrastus. He 
embellished the city of Ilium, called also Troy from 
his father Tros. 

I'no. A daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, who nursed 
Bacchus. She married Athamas, king of Thebes, 
after he had divorced Nephele. 

To, a daughter of Inachus, was a priestess of Juno at Ar- 
gos. Juno changed her into a beautiful heifer, and 
eventually restored her to her own form. She was 
greatly persecuted by Juno. She married Telegonus, 
king of Egypt, or Osiris, according to others, and 
treated her subjects with such kindness that after 
death she received divine honors, and was worshiped 
under the name of Isis. 

Tolas or Iola'us. A son of Iphiclus, king of Thessaly, who 
assisted Hercules in conquering the Hydra ; he burnt 
with a hot iron the place where the monster's heads 
had been cut off to prevent their re-growth. 

Iph'iclus. A son of Amphitryon and Alcmena, twin bro- 
ther of Hercules. As the children were cradled to- 
gether, Juno, jealous of Hercules, sent two large 
, serpents to destroy him. At the sight of the snakes 



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Iphiclus showed great alarm, but Hercules seized them, 
one in each hand, and squeezed them to death. 

Iphic'rates. A celebrated general of Athens, who, though 
son of a shoemaker, rose to the highest offices in the 
state. lie made war against the Thracians, and as- 
sisted the Persian king against Egypt. 

Iphigeni'a. A daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. 
When the Greeks, going to the Trojan war, were de- 
tained at Aulis by contrary winds, they were informed 
by a soothsayer that to appease the gods they must 
sacrifice Iphigenia to Diana. As the fatal knife was 
about to be plunged into her, Iphigenia suddenly dis- 
appeared, and a goat of great beauty was found in the 
place where she had stood ready for the sacrifice. 

Iph'itus. A son of Eurytus, king of (Echalia. When his 
father had promised his daughter Iole to any one who 
could excel him or his sons in drawing the bow, Her- 
cules accepted the challenge and was victorious. Eu- 
rytus, however, refused to fulfill the compact by giv- 
ing his daughter to the conqueror. Afterwards some 
oxen were stolen from Eurytus, and Iphitus was sent 
in quest of them. In his search he met Hercules, who 
aided him in seeking the lost animals, but on recol- 
lecting the faithlessness of Eurytus he killed Iphitus. 

Irenae'us. A native of Greece, disciple of Polycarp, and 
bishop of Lyons. He wrote on different subjects, and 
suffered martyrdom A.D. 202. 

I'ris. One of the Oceanides, messenger of the gods, and 
more particularly of Juno. Her office was to cut the 
thread which seemed to detain the soul of those who 
were expiring. She is the same as the rainbow. 

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Saturn and Khea, according to Diodorus of Sicily. 
Some suppose her to be the same as Io, who was 
changed into a cow, and restored to her human form 
in Egypt, where she taught agriculture, and governed 
the people with mildness and equity, for which she 
received divine honors after her death. 

Isoc'rates. A celebrated orator, son of a musical instru- 
ment maker at Athens. He opened a school of elo- 
quence at Athens, where he was distinguished for the 
number, character, and fame of his pupils. He was 
intimate with Philip of Macedon, but the aspiring 
ambition of Philip displeased Isocrates, and the defeat 
of the Athenians at Chseronea had such an effect on 
him that he did not long survive it. He died, after 
being four days without taking any aliment, in his 
ninety-ninth year, about 338 years B.C. He was hon- 
ored after death by the erection of a brazen statue to 
his memory by Timotheus, one of his pupils, and 
Aphareus, his adopted son. Milton, in one of his 
sonnets, speaks of him as "that old man eloquent" 
when alluding to his death as being caused by the 
news of the battle of Chseronea. 

I'tys. A son of Tereus, king of Thrace, and Procne, 
daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. He was killed 
by his mother when he was six years old, and served 
up to his father to be eaten by him. He was changed 
into a pheasant, his mother into a swallow, and his 
father into an owl. 

Ixi'on. A king of Thessaly, son of Phlegias, or, according 
to Hyginus, of Leontes, or, according to Diodorus, of 
Antion and Perimela. Jupiter carried him to heaven 
and placed him at the table of the gods, where he be- 
came enamored with Juno, which so incensed Jupiter 



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that he banished him from heaven, and ordered Mer- 
cury to tie him to a wheel in hell, which continually 
whirled round, keeping Ixion in perpetual torture. 

Ja'nus. An ancient king who reigned in Italy. He was a 
native of Thessaly, and, according to some writers, a 
son of Apollo. He built a town which he called Jani- 
culum. Some authors make him to have been son of 
Ccelus and Hecate. He is represented with two faces, 
because he was acquainted with the past and future. 
His temple was always open in time of war, and was 
shut when peace existed. 

Jap'etus. A son of Coelus or Titan and Terra, who married 
Asia, or, according to some writers, Clymene. The 
Greeks looked on him as the father of all mankind. 

Ja'son. A celebrated hero, son of iEson and Alcimedes. 
His education was entrusted to the Centaur Chiron. 
The greatest feat recorded of him is his voyage in the 
Argo to Colchis to obtain the Golden Fleece, which, 
aided by Juno, he succeeded in doing. Medea, daughter 
of iEtes, king of Colchis, fell in love with Jason. She 
was a powerful magician, and on Jason having vowed 
eternal fidelity to her, she gave him charms to protect 
him from danger. After securing the Fleece, Jason 
Bet sail from the country with his wife Medea. After 
some years he became enamored with Glauce, daughter 
of Creon, king of Corinth, whom he married, having 
divorced Medea. This cruel act was revenged by 
Medea, who destroyed her children in the presence of 
their father. Jason is said to have been killed by a 
beam which fell on his head as he was reposing by the 
side of the ship which had borne him to Colchis. 

Jocas'ta. A daughter of Menceceus, who married Laius, 



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king of Thebes, (Edipus being their son. She after- 
wards married (Edipus without knowing who he was, 
and on the discovery she hanged herself. By some 
mythologists she is called Epicasta. 

Jose'phus, Fla'vius. A celebrated Jew, born in Jerusalem, 
who signalized himself in a siege conducted by Vespa- 
sian and Titus in a small town in Judaea. He was 
present at the siege of Jerusalem by Titus, and received 
all the sacred books which it contained from the con- 
queror's hands. He wrote a history of the wars of the 
Jews, in Syriac, and afterwards translated it into 
Greek. He also wrote a work, which he divided into 
twenty books, on Jewish antiquities. He died a.d. 
93, in his fifty-sixth year. 

Jovia'nus, Fla'vius Clau'dius. A native of Pannonia elected 
emperor of Eome by the soldiers, after the death of 
Julian. He refused the purple at first, but on being 
assured that his subjects were favorably disposed 
towards Christianity he accepted the crown. He died 
about seven months after assuming the supreme power, 
being found in bed suffocated by the vapors of char- 
coal which had been lighted in his room, a.d. 364. 

Ju'ba. A king of Numidia and Mauritania who favored 
the cause of Pompey against Julius Caesar. He de- 
feated Curio, whom Caesar had sent to Africa, and 
after the battle of Pharsalia he joined his forces to 
those of Scipio. He was conquered in a battle at 
Thapsus, and killed himself. His kingdom became a 
Eoman province, of which Sallust was the first gov- 
ernor. 

Ju'ba, the second of that name, was led captive to Rome to 
give lustre to the triumph of Caesar. He wrote a his-. 



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tory of Rome, which was often commended and quoted 
by the ancients. 

Jugur'tha. A distinguished Numidian who went with a 
body of troojjs to the assistance of Scipio, who was 
besieging Numantia. Jngurtha endeared himself to 
the Eoman general by his bravery and activity. His 
uncle Micipsa appointed him successor to the throne, 
with his two sons Adherbal and Hiempsal, the latter 
of whom was slain by Jugurtha, and the former had to 
fly to Rome for safety. Caecilius Metellus was sent 
against Jugurtha, who was betrayed and delivered 
into the hands of the Romans. He died in prison B.C. 
106. 

Julia. A daughter of Julius Caesar and Cornelia, famous 
for her virtues and personal charms. She was obliged 
by her father to divorce herself from her first husband 
to marry Pompey the Great, with the object of cement- 
ing the friendship between him and her father. 

Julia. Daughter of Augustus, remarkable for her beauty, 
genius, and vices. Her father give her in marriage to 
Marcellus, after whose death she united herself to 
Agrippa, and again becoming a widow she married 
Tiberius. Her conduct now became so unseemly 
that she was banished to a small island on the coast of 
Campania, where she was starved to death. 

Julia. A daughter of G-ermanicus and Agrippina, born at 
Lesbos, a.d. 17. She married M. Vinucius, a senator, 
when she was sixteen years old. She was banished on 
suspicion of conspiracy by her brother Caligula. She 
was notorious for her licentious conduct, and was put 
to death when she was about twenty-four years of age. 

Julia. A celebrated woman born in Phoenicia. She applied 
herself to the study of philosophy, and was conspicuous 



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for her mental as well as her personal charms. She 
came to Rome, where she married Septimius Severus, 
who was afterwards invested with the purple. She 
was also called Domna. 

Julia'nus. A son of Julius Constantius, the brother of 
Constantine the Great, born in Constantinople. The 
massacre which attended the elevation of the sons of 
Constantine to the throne nearly proved fatal to Julian 
and his brother Gallus. The two brothers were pri- 
vately educated and taught the doctrines of the Chris- 
tian religion — which afterwards Julian disavowed, and 
in consequence of this the term "Apostate" is gener- 
ally affixed to his name. He died, a.d. 363, in his 
thirty-second year. His last moments were spent in a 
conversation with a philosopher about the immortality 
of the soul. Julian's character has been admired by 
some writers, but generally he is censured for his 
apostasy. 

Ju'no. A celebrated deity among the ancients, daughter of 
Saturn and Ops. Jupiter married her, and the nuptials 
were celebrated with the greatest solemnity in the 
presence of all the gods. By her marriage with Jupiter, 
Juno became the queen of all the gods, and mistress of 
heaven and earth. She presided over marriage, and 
patronized those of her sex who were distinguished for 
virtuous conduct. Paris gave her great ofEense by 
giving the golden apple, as an award to beauty, to 
Venus instead of herself. 

Ju'piter. The chief of all the gods of the ancients. Accord- 
ing to Varro there were three hundred persons of that 
name. To him of Crete, who passed for the son of 
Saturn and Ops, the actions of the rest have been attrib- 
uted. Jupiter was educated in a cave on Mount Ida, 



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in Crete, and fed with the milk of the goat Amalthaea. 
While he was very young he made war on the Titans, 
whom he conquered. The beginning of his reign in 
the supernal regions was interrupted by the rebellion of 
the giants, who were sons of the earth, and Avho were 
desirous of revenging the death of the Titans, but by 
the aid of Hercules, Jupiter overpowered them. Jupiter 
married Metis, Themis, Ceres, Euronyme, Mnemosyne, 
Latona, and Juno. His worship was universal: he waa 
the Ammon of the Africans, the Belus of Babylon, and 
the Osiris of Egypt. 

Juvena'lis, D. Ju'nius. A poet born at Axuinum in Italy. 
He came to Eome at an early age, where he applied 
himself to the writing of satires, some of which are ex- 
tant. He died in the reign of Trajan, a.d. 128. His 
writings are distinguished by a lively style, but abound 
with ill humor. 

Labe'rius, J. Dec'imus. A Roman knight famous for his 
skill in writing pantomimes. Caesar made him appear 
on the stage in one of his plays, which he resented by 
throwing out aspersions on Caesar during the perform- 
ance, and by warning the audience against tyranny. 

lach'esis. One of the Parcas, or Eates. She presided over 
futurity, and was represented as spinning the thread of 
life, or, according to some, as holding the spindle. 

Laer'tes. A king of Ithaca who married Anticlea, daughter 
of Autolycus. Ulysses was their son, and succeeded 
him on the throne, Laertes retiring to the country, and 
devoting his time to gardening, in which employment 
he was found by Ulysses on his return from the Trojan 
war, after twenty years' absence. 

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Arsinoe, daughter of Meleager. On the birth of a child 
it was exposed in the woods by Lagus, but an eagle pre- 
served its life by feeding and sheltering it with her 
wings. The infant was afterwards known as King 
Ptolemy the First of Egypt. 

la'is. A woman of immoral character, daughter of Ti- 
mandra and Alcibiades. Diogenes, the Cynic, was one 
of her admirers, and gained her heart. She went to 
Thessaly, where the women, jealous of her charms, 
assassinated her. 

Laoc'oon. A priest of Apollo who in the Trojan war was 
opposed to the admission of the wooden horse to the 
city. For this, as a punishment, two enormous ser- 
pents were sent to attack him, which they did whilst, 
accompanied by his two sons, he was offering a sacrifice 
to Neptune. The serpents coiled round him and his 
sons, and crushed them to death. 

Laom'edon. Son of Ilus, and king of Troy. He married 
Strymo, called by some Placia or Leucippe. Podarces, 
afterwards known as Priam, was their son. Laomedon 
built the walls of Troy, in which he was assisted by 
Apollo and Neptune. 

Lap'ithus. A son of Apollo and Stilbe. He married Orsi- 
nome, Phorbas and Periphas being their children, to 
whose numerous descendants was given the name 
Lapithae, a number of whom attended the nuptials of 
Pirithous with Hippodamia, the daughter of Adrastus, 
king of Argos. The Centaurs also attended the festi- 
vity, and quarrelled with the Lapithae, which resulted 
in blows and slaughter. Many of the Centaurs were 
slain, and they were at last obliged to retire. 

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houses and families. They were two in number, sons 
of Mercury and Lara. 

Lati'nus. A son of Faunus and Marica, king of the Abori- 
gines in Italy, who from him were called Latini. 

Lato'na. A daughter of Cceus, the Titan, and Phcebe. She 
was admired for her beauty by Jupiter. Juno made 
Latona the object of her vengeance, and sent the ser- 
pent Python to persecute her. 

Lean'der. A youth of Abydos. He was passionately in 
love with Hero, a young girl of Sestos. He was in the 
habit of swimming across the Hellespont to visit her, 
in doing which, on a tempestuous night, he was 
drowned. Lord Byron performed the same feat in 
1810, an exploit which he has celebrated in verse in 
his occasional pieces. He expresses surprise that, as 
the truth of Leander's story had been questioned, no 
one had hitherto tested its practicability. 

Le'da. A daughter of king Thespiusand Eurythemis, who 
married Tyndarus, king of Sparta. She is famous for 
her intrigue with Jupiter. She brought forth two eggs, 
from one of which sprang Pollux and Helena, and from 
the other Castor and Clytemnestra. She is said to have 
received the name of Nemesis after death. 

Lem'ures. The manes of the dead. The ancients supposed 
that after death the departed souls- wandered over the 
world and disturbed the peace of its inhabitants. 

Leon'idas. A celebrated king of Lacedsemon who went to 
oppose Xerxes, king of Persia, who had invaded Greece 
with a vast army. A great battle was fought at Ther- 
mopylas, the entire army of Leonidas consisting of 300 
men who refused to abandon him. For a time this 
small army resisted the vast legions of Xerxes, till at 



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length a traitor conducted a detachment of Persians 
by a secret path to the rear of Leonidas, when his 
soldiers were cut to pieces, one only of the 300 escaping. 

Lep'idus, M. iEmiTius. A celebrated Roman, one of the 
triumvirs with Augustus and Antony. He was of an 
illustrious family, and, like many of his contempo- 
raries, remarkable for ambition. He was unable to 
maintain his position as triumvir, and, resigning power, 
he sank into obscurity. 

Le'the. One of the rivers of hell, whose waters were im- 
bibed by the souls of the dead which had been for a 
certain period confined in Tartarus. Those who drank 
of this river forgot what they had previously known. 
In this sense the word is constantly used by the poets. 

Leucip'pus. A celebrated philosopher of Abdera, about 428 
years before Christ. He was a disciple of Zeno. His 
life was written by Diogenes. There were several 
others of the same name. 

Leuc'tra. A village in Boeotia, famous for the victory 
which Epaminondas, the Theban general, obtained over 
the superior force of Cleombrotus, king of Sparta, B.C. 
371. 

Licin'ius, C. A tribune of the people, celebrated for his 
intrigues and ability. He was a plebeian, and was the 
first of that class that was raised to the office of master 
of the horse to the dictator. There were a number of 
other Eomans of the same name. 

Liv'ius, Ti'tus. A native of Padua, a celebrated historian. 
He passed the chief part of his time at Naples and 
Eome, but more particularly at the court of Augustus, 
who liberally patronized him. The name of Livy is 
rendered immortal by his history of the Roman empire. 
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high rank which Livy holds amongst historians is un- 
disputed. 

liv'ius Audroni'cus was a dramatic poet who flourished at 
Rome about 240 years before the Christian era. 

Longi'nus, Dionys'ius Cas'sius. A celebrated Greek philoso- 
pher of Athens. Ho was preceptor of the Greek 
language, and afterwards minister, to Zenobia, the 
famous queen of Palmyra. 

Luca'nus M. Annse'us. A native of Corduba in Spain. At 
an early age he went to Eome, where his rising talents 
recommended him to the emperor Nero. He unwisely 
entered into a poetical contest with Nero, in which he 
obtained an easy victory, which greatly offended the 
emperor. After this Lucan was exposed to" much an- 
noyance from Nero, and was induced to join in a con- 
spiracy against him, on which he was condemned to 
death, the mode of which he had the liberty of choos- 
ing. He decided to have his veins opened in a warm 
bath, and died quoting some lines from his "Pharsalia." 
Of all his works none but the " Pharsalia " remains. 

Lucia'nus. A celebrated writer of Samosata. His works 
are numerous, consisting chiefly of dialogues written 
with much force. He died a.d. 180, being, as some 
say, torn in pieces by dogs for his impiety. 

Lu'cifer. The name of the planet Venus, or morning star. 
It is called Lucifer when appearing in the morning 
before the sun, but when it appears after its setting it 
is called Hesperus. 

Lucil'ius, C. A Roman knight, who is regarded as the first 
satirical writer amongst the Romans. Of thirty 
satires which he wrote only a few verses remain. He 
died at Naples B.C. 103. 



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LuciTius Luci'nus. A famous Roman who fled with Brutus 
from the battle of Philippi. He was taken prisoner, 
but the conquerors spared his life. 

Luci'na. Daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was the 
goddess who presided over the birth of children. 

Lucre'tia. A celebrated Roman lady, daughter of Lucretius 
and wife of Tarquinius Collatinus. A number of 
young noble Romans at Ardea, among whom were 
Collatinus and the sons of Tarquin the Proud, were 
discussing the virtues of their wives at home, and it 
was agreed to go to Rome to ascertain how their wives 
employed themselves in their husbands' absence in the 
camp. While the wives of the others were indulging 
in feasting and dissipation, Lucretia was found in her 
house employing herself with her servants in domestic 
duties. She was brutally treated by Sextus Tarquin, 
a relative of Collatinus, and stabbed herself. This was 
the signal for a rebellion, the result being the expul- 
sion of the Tarquins from Rome. 

Lucre 'tins, Ca'rus T. A celebrated Roman poet and philoso- 
pher. The tenets of Epicurus were embraced by him, 
and were explained and elucidated in a poem which he 
wrote, De rerum natura. This poem is distinguished 
by genius and elegance, but the doctrines it inculcates 
have an atheistical tendency. Lucretius is said to have 
destroyed himself B.C. 54. 

Lucullus, Lu'cius Licin'ius. A Roman noted for his fond- 
ness of luxury and for his military abilities. He was 
born about 115 years before the Christian era, and dis- 
tinguished himself by his proficiency in eloquence and 
philosophy. He was soon advanced to the consulship, 
and intrusted with the management of the Mithridatic 
war, in which he displayed his military talents. 



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Lycur'gus. A celebrated lawgiver of Sparta, son of King 
Eunomus and brother to Polydectes. He succeeded 
bis brother on the Spartan throne. In the laws which 
he enacted he maintained a just equilibrium between 
the throne and the people ; he banished luxury and 
encouraged the useful arts, and adopted a number of 
measures having for their object the well-being of the 
people. Lycurgus has been compared with Solon, the 
celebrated legislator of Athens. 

Lyn'ceus, son of Aphareus, was one of the hunters of the 
Calydonian boar, and one of the Argonauts. He was 
so sharp-sighted that he could see through the earth 
and distinguish objects at a great distance from him. 
There was another person of the same name who mar- 
ried Hypermnestra, daughter of Danaus. 

Lysan'der. A celebrated general of Sparta in the last years 
of the Peloponnesian war. He drew Ephesus from the 
interest of Athens, and gained the friendship of Cyrus 
the Younger. He gave battle to the Athenian fleet, 
and destroyed it all except three ships. In this battle, 
which was fought 405 years before the Christian era, 
the Athenians lost a great number of men, and in con- 
sequence of it forfeited their influence over neighbor- 
ing states. Lysander was killed in battle 394 years 

B.C. 

Lysim'achus. A son of Agathocles, who was one of the gen- 
erals of Alexander. After the death of that monarch 
Lysimachus made himself master of Thrace, where he 
built a town which he called Lysimachia. 

Lysip'pus. A famous statuary of Sicyon. He applied him- 
self to painting, but he was born to excel in sculpture. 
He lived about 325 years before the Christian era, in 
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Macro Trius. A Latin writer, who died a.d. 415. He has 
rendered himself famous for a composition called Sat- 
umalia, a miscellaneous collection of antiquarian and 
critical literature. 

Maean'der. A celebrated river of Asia Minor flowing into 
the iEgean Sea. It is famous amongst the poets for its 
windings, and from it the application of the word 
"meandering" to a winding stream has become pro- 
verbial. 

Ma'ecenas, or Meca'enas, C. Cilnius, a celebrated Eoman 
knight, has rendered himself immortal by his liberal 
patronage of learned men. To the interference of 
Maecenas Virgil was indebted for the restitution of his 
lands. Maecenas, according to the received opinion, 
wrote a history of animals and a journal of the life of 
Augustus. Virgil dedicated his Georgics to him, as did 
Horace his Odes. 

Ma'nes. A name applied by the ancients to the soul when 
departed from the body. 

Man'lius, Mar'cus. A celebrated Roman who, at an early 
age, distinguished himself for valor. When Rome was 
taken by the Gauls, he, with a body of his country- 
men, fled to the Capitol, which he defended when it 
was surprised in the night by the enemy. This gained 
him the surname of Capitolinus, and the geese which 
had awakened him to action by their clamor were af- 
terwards held sacred among the Romans. 

Mar'athon. A village of Attica, celebrated for the victory 
which the Athenians and Platseans. under the com- 
mand of Miltiades, gained over the Persian army, 
490 B.C. 

Marcel'lus, Mar'cus Clau'dius. A famous Roman general. 
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over Hannibal. He conquered Syracuse, with the 
spoils from which he adorned Rome. He was killed in 
battle in his fifth consulship. 

Marcel'lus. A Roman who distinguished himself in the 
civil wars of Caesar and Pompey by his firm attachment 
to the latter. He was banished by Csesar, but was 
afterwards recalled at the request of the Senate. There 
were some other Romans of the same name, of minor 
repute. 

Mardo'nius. A general in the army of Xerxes who was de- 
feated in the battle of Plateea, where he was slain, B.C. 
479. 

Ma'rius, C. A celebrated Roman who signalized himself 
under Scipio at the siege of Numantia. He was ap- 
pointed to finish the war against Jugurtha, who was 
defeated and betrayed into the hands of the Romans. 
After this new honors awaited Marius. He was elected 
consul, and was sent -against the Teutones. The war 
was prolonged, and Marius was a third and fourth time 
invested with the consulship. At length two engage- 
ments were fought, and the Teutones were defeated, a 
vast number of them being left dead on the battle- 
fields. After many vicissitudes Marius died, B.C. 86, 
directly after he had been honored with the consulship 
for the seventh time. There were a number of others 
of the same name, but of minor note. 

Mars, the god of war, was the son of Jupiter and Juno, or 
of Juno alone, according to Ovid. The loves of Mars 
and Venus are greatly celebrated. On one occasion, 
while in each other's company, Vulcan spread a net 
round them, from which they could not escape without 
assistance. They Avere thus exposed to the ridicule of 
the gods till Neptune induced Vulcan to set them at 



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liberty. During the Trojan war Mars interested him- 
self on the side of the Trojans, and defended the 
favorites of Venus "with great determination. 

Mar'syas. A celebrated piper of Celame in Phrygia. He 
challenged Apollo to a trial of skill in music, which 
challenge was accepted, the Muses being appointed 
umpires. The palm of victory was awarded to Apollo, 
who tied his antagonist to a tree and flayed him. 

Martia'lis, Mar'eus Vale'rius. A native of Spain who came 
to Eome when he was about twenty years old, where 
he became noticeable by his poetical genius. Martial 
wrote fourteen books of epigrams, and died in the 
seventy-fifth year of his age. 

Masinis'sa. A king of a small part of Africa, who at first 
assisted the Carthaginians in their wars against Eome, 
but who subsequently became an ally of the Eomans. 
After his defeat of Syphax he married Sophonisba, the 
wife of Syphax, which gave offense to the Eoman gen- 
eral, Scipio, on which Masinissa induced Sophonisba to 
end her life by poison. In the battle of Zama, Masinissa 
greatly contributed to the defeat of Hannibal. He died 
in his ninety-seventh year, 149 years before the Christian 
era. 

Mauso lus. A king of Caria. His wife Artemisia was very 
disconsolate at his death, and erected one of the grand- 
est monuments of antiquity to perpetuate his memory. 
This famous building, which was deemed to be one of 
the seven wonders of the world, was called " Mauso- 
leum," which name has been since applied to other 
grand sepulchral monuments. 

Maximi'nus, Ca'ius Julius Ve'rus, was the son of a peasant 
of Thrace. He entered the Eoman armies, where he 
gradually rose till he was proclaimed emperor a.d. 235. 



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He ruled with great cruelty, and was eventually killed 
by his own soldiers. He was of immense size and 
strength, and was able to break the hardest stones be- 
tween his ringers. 

Mede'a. A celebrated magician, daughter of iEtes, king 
of Colchis, and niece of Circe. When Jason came to 
Colchis in quest of the Golden Fleece, Medea fell in 
love with him, and they exchanged oaths of fidelity, 
and when he had overcome all the difficulties which he 
had to encounter, Medea embarked with him for 
Greece. She lived in Corinth with her husband Jason 
for ten years, with much conjugal happiness, when he 
became enamored with Glance, daughter of Creon, 
king of Corinth. To avenge herself on Jason she 
caused the destruction of Glauce, and killed her two 
children in his presence. 

Medu'sa. One of the three Gorgons, daughter of Phorcys 
and Ceto. She was the only one of the Gorgons sub- 
ject to mortality. She was celebrated for her personal 
charms and the beauty of her hair, which Minerva 
changed into serpents. According to Apollodorus and 
others, the Gorgons were born with snakes on their 
heads instead of hair, and with yellow wings and brazen 
hands. Perseus rendered himself famous by his con- 
quest of Medusa. He cut off her head and placed it 
on the gegis of Minerva. The head had the power of 
changing those who looked at it into stone. 

Melea'ger. A celebrated hero of antiquity, who signalized 
himself in the Argonautic expedition, and especially by 
killing the Calydonian boar, a famous event in mytho- 
logical history. 

Jffelpom'ene. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over tragedy. Sbe is gener- 



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ally represented as a young woman wearing a buskin 
and holding a dagger in her hand. 

Mem'non. A king of Ethiopia, son of Tithonus and Auro- 
ra. He came with ten thousand men to assist Priam in 
the Trojan war, where he behaved with great courage, 
and killed Antilochus, Nestor's son, on which Nestor 
challenged Memnon to fight, but he refused on account 
of the great age of the challenger ; but he fought 
Achilles, who killed him. A statue was erected in his 
honor, which had the property of uttering a melodious 
sound every day at sunrise. 

Menan'der. A celebrated comic poet of Athens, educated 
under Theophrastus. He was universally esteemed by 
the Greeks. He wrote 108 comedies, but of which only 
a few fragments remain. 

Menela'us. A king of Sparta, brother to Agamemnon. He 
married Helen, the most beautiful woman of her time. 
Paris, having arrived in Sparta in the absence of Mene- 
laus, persuaded her to elope with him, which was the 
cause of the Trojan war. In the tenth year of the war 
Helen, it is said, obtained the forgiveness of Menelaus, 
with whom she returned to Sparta, where, shortly after 
his return, he died. 

Mene'nius Agrippa. A celebrated Eoman who appeased the 
Eoman populace in the infancy of the consular govern- 
ment by repeating to them the well-known fable of the 
belly and limbs. He lived B.C. 495. 

Menip'pus. A Cynic philosopher of Phoenicia. He was 
originally a slave, and, obtaining his liberty, became 
notorious as a usurer. He wrote thirteen books of sa- 
tires. 

Men'tor. A faithful friend of Ulysses, and guide and in- 
structor of his son Telemachus. The term Mentor has 



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become proverbial as applied to any one who is an edu- 
cator of youth, 

Mercu'rius. A celebrated god of antiquity, called Hermes 
by the Greeks. He was the messenger of the gods, and 
conducted the souls of the dead into the infernal re- 
gions. He presided over orators, merchants, and was 
also the god of thieves. The invention of the lyre is 
ascribed to him. This he gave to Apollo, and received 
in exchange the Caduceus, which the god of poetry 
used to drive the flocks of King Admetus. 

Mer'ope. One of the Atlantic! es. She married Sisyphus, 
son of JEiolus, and was changed into a constellation. 

Me'rops. A king of the island of Cos, who married Cly- 
mene, one of the Oceanides. He was changed into an 
eagle, and placed among the constellations. 

Messali'na, Vale'ria, was notorious for her vices. She mar- 
ried the emperor Claudius, who, wearied with her mis- 
conduct, cited her to appear before him and reply to 
the accusations which were brought against her, on 
which she attempted to destroy herself, but failing to 
do so, was slain by one of the tribunes who had been 
sent to summon her. 

Metel'li. The surname of the family of the Csecilii at 
Rome, the most noted of whom are — a general who de- 
feated the Achseans, took Thebes, and invaded Mace- 
donia ; Quintus Caecilius, rendered famous by his suc- 
cesses against Jugurtha, the king of Numidia ; Q. Cse- 
cilius Celer, who distinguished himself against Cati- 
line. He died fifty-seven years B.C., greatly lamented 
by Cicero, who was one of his warmest friends ; L. 
Csecilius, a tribune in the civil wars of Csesar and 
Pompey, who favored the cause of Pompey ; Q. Cseci- 
lius, a warlike general who concpiered Crete and Mace- 



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donia ; Metellus Ciniber, one of the conspirators 
against Cassar. He gave the signal to attack and mur- 
der the dictator. 

Micip'sa. A king of Kumidia, son of Masinissa, who, at 
his death, B.C. 119, left his kingdom between his sons 
Adherbal and Hiempsal, and his nephew Jugurtha. 

Mi'das. A king of Phrygia, son of Gordius or Gorgias. 
According to some traditions, in the early part of his 
life he found a treasure, to which he owed his great- 
ness and opulence. He showed hospitality to Silenus, 
in return for which Bacchus permitted him to choose 
whatever recompense he pleased. He demanded of the 
god that whatever he touched might be turned into 
gold. His wish was granted, but when the very food 
which he attempted to eat became gold in his mouth 
he prayed Bacchus to revoke the favor, and he was or- 
dered to wash himself in the river Pactolus, the sands 
of which were turned into gold by the touch of Midas. 
Afterwards, in consequence of maintaining that Pan 
was superior to Apollo in singing and jdaying the flute, 
he had his ears changed into those of an ass by the 
god. 

Mi'lo. A celebrated athlete of Crotona in Italy. He is said 
to have carried on his shoulders a bullock for a con- 
siderable distance, and to have killed it with a blow 
from his fist, and eaten it in one day. In his old age 
he attempted to pull up a tree by the roots, which, 
when half-cleft, reunited, and his hands remaining 
imprisoned in the tree, he was eaten by wild beasts 
about 500 years before the Christian era. 

Milti'ades, son of Simon, was sent by the Athenians to take 
possession of the Chersonesus. On his arrival he 
seized some of the principal inhabitants of the country, 



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made himself absolute in Chersonese, and married the 
daughter of Olorus, king of the Thracians. He was 
present at the celebrated battle of Marathon, where 
the command was ceded to him, owing to his superior 
abilities. He obtained the victory, but an olive crown, 
which he demanded from his fellow-citizens as a reward 
for his valor, was refused. Afterwards he was intrusted 
with a fleet of seventy ships, with which to punish 
some islands which had revolted to the Persians. At 
first he was successful, but afterwards fortune frowned 
on him. He was accused of treason and condemned 
to death, but his sentence was, owing to his great ser- 
vices, commuted. He died in prison of some wounds 
he had received, which became incurable. 

Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, war, and all the liberal 
arts, sprang, full-grown and armed, from the head of 
Jupiter, and was immediately admitted to the assembly 
of the gods, and became one of the most faithful 
counselors of her father. Her power in heaven was 
great : she could hurl the thunders of Jupiter, prolong 
the life of men, and bestow the gift of prophecy. She 
was known amongst the ancients by many names. She 
was called Athena, Pallas, Parthenos, Tritonia (because 
she was worshiped near the lake Tritonis) and Hippia 
(because she first taught mankind how to manage the 
horse), Sais (because she was worshipped at Sais), and 
some other names. She is usually represented with a 
helmet on her head with a large plume on it, in one 
hand holding a spear, and in the other a shield with 
the head of Medusa on it. Temples were erected for 
her worship in different places, one of the most re- 
nowned of which was the Parthenon at Athens. Prom 
this building a large collection of ancient sculpture was 
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than sixty years ago, which is known as the " Elgin 

Marbles." 

Mi'nos. A king of Crete, son of Jupiter and Europa, who 
gave laws to his subjects, B.C. 1406, which remained in 
full force in the age of Plato. 

Mi'nos the Second was a son of Lycastes, the son of Minos 
the first, and king of Crete. He married Pasiphae, the 
daughter of Sol and Perseis. 

Minotau'rus. A celebrated monster, half a man and half a 
bull, for which a number of young Athenian men and 
maidens were yearly exacted to be devoured. The 
Minotaur was confined in a famous labyrinth, where at 
length it was slain by Theseus, who was guided out of 
the labyrinth by a clue of thread given to him by 
Ariadne, daughter of King Minos. 

Mithrida'tes First, king of Pontus. He was tributary to 
the crown of Persia : his attempts to make himself 
independent of that fealty proved fruitless, being de- 
feated in a battle which he had provoked, and having 
to sue for peace. 

Mithrida'tes, surnamed " Eupator " and "The Great," suc- 
ceeded to the throne of Pontus when eleven years of 
age. The beginning of his reign was marked by am- 
bition and cruelty. At an early age he inured himself 
to hardships by devoting himself to manly exercises, 
and sleeping in the open air on the bare earth. He 
was constantly engaged in warfare against the Eomans, 
and his contests with them are known as the Mithri- 
datic wars. His hatred of the Eomans was so great 
that, to destroy their power, he ordered all of them 
that were in his dominions to be massacred, and in one 
night 150,000, according to Plutarch, or 80,000, accord- 
ing to another authority, were slaughtered. This 



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cruel act called for revenge, and great armies were 
sent agaiust him. After varied fortunes Mithridates 
had to succumb to Pompey, and, worn out with mis- 
fortune, attempted to poison himself, but unsuccess- 
fully, as the numerous antidotes to poison which in 
early life he had taken strengthened his constitution 
to resist the effect. He then ordered one of his soldiers 
to give him the fatal blow with a sword, which was 
done. He died about sixty-three years before the 
Christian era, in his seventy-second year. He is said 
to have been the most formidable opponent the Eomans 
ever had, and Cicero estimates him as the greatest 
monarch that ever sat upon a throne. It is recorded 
of him that he conquered twenty-four nations, whose 
different languages he knew and spoke fluently. 
There were a number of persons of the same name, but 
of inferior note. 

Mnemos'yne. A daughter of Ccelus and Terra, mother of 
the nine Muses. Jupiter assumed the form of a shep- 
herd in order to enjoy her company. 

Mo'mus, the god of mirth amongst the ancients, according 
to Hesiod, was the son of Nox. He amused himself by 
satirizing the gods by turning into ridicule whatever 
they did. 

Morpheus. A minister of the god Somnus, who imitated 
very naturally the gestures, words, and manners of 
mankind. He is sometimes called the god of sleep. 
He is generally represented as a sleeping child, of great 
corpulence, with wings. 

Mos'chus. A Greek Bucolic poet in the age of Ptolemy 
Philadelphia. His eclogues are characterized by sweet- 
ness and elegance, and are said to be equal in merit to 
the productions of Theocritus. 



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Mure'na. A celebrated Roman who invaded the dominions 
of Mithridates, at first with success, but afterwards he 
met with defeat. He was honored with a triumph on 
his return to Rome. 

Mu'ss. The Muses, certain goddesses who presided over 
poetry, music, dancing, and all the liberal arts. They 
were daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne, and were 
nine in number, Clio, Euterpe, Thalia, Melpomene, 
Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Calliope, and Urania. 

Myce'nae. A town of Argolis, said to have been built by 
Perseus. It received its name from Mycene, a nymph 
of Laconia. It was taken and destroyed by the Argives. 

Nai'ades. Inferior deities who presided over rivers, springs, 
wells, and fountains. The Naiads generally inhabited 
the country, and resorted to the woods and meadows 
near the stream over which they presided. They are 
represented as young and beautiful girls leaning on an 
urn, from which flows a stream of water. JEgle was 
the fairest of them, according to Virgil. The word 
Naiad has become Anglicized, and is in frequent use, 
especially by the poets. 

Narcis'sus, a beautiful youth, son of Cephisus and the 
nymph Liriope, was born at Thespis in Boeotia. He 
saw Tiis image reflected in a fountain and became in 
love with it, thinking it to be the nymph of the place. 
His fruitless attempts to reach this beautiful object so 
provoked him, that he killed himself. His blood was 
changed into a flower which still bears his name. 

Nemse'a. A town of Argolis, with a wood where Hercules 
in the sixteenth year of his age killed the celebrated 
Nemsean lion. It was the first of the labors of Hercules 
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arrows and clubs were useless, against an animal whose 
skin was impenetrable, he seized it in his arms and 
strangled it. 

Nem'esis. One of the infernal deities, daughter of Nox. 
She was the goddess of vengeance. She is made one 
of the Parcse by some mythologists, and is represented 
with a helm and a wheel. The term is sometimes used 
to signify vengeance itself. 

Neoptol'emus. A king of Epirus, son of Achilles and Dei- 
damia, called also Pyrrhus. He greatly signalized 
himself during the siege of Troy, and he was the first 
who entered the wooden horse. He was inferior to 
none of the Grecian warriors in valor. Ulysses and 
Nestor alone were his superiors in eloquence and wis- 
dom. 

Ne'pos, Cornelius. A celebrated historian in the reign of 
Augustus, and, like the rest of his literary contempo- 
raries, he enjoyed the patronage and obtained the favor 
of the emperor. He was the intimate friend of Cicero 
and Atticus, and recommended himself to notice by 
delicacy of sentiment and a lively disposition. Of all 
his valuable works the only one extant is his lives of 
illustrious Greek and Koman generals. 

Neptu'nus. One of the gods, son of Saturn and Ops, and 
brother to Jupiter and Pluto. He was devoured by his 
father as soon as he was born, and restored to life 
again by a potion given to Saturn, by Metis, the first 
wife of Jupiter. Neptune shared with his brothers the 
empire of Saturn, and received as his portion the king- 
dom of the sea. He did not think this equivalent to 
the empire of heaven and earth, which Jupiter had 
claimed, therefore he conspired to dethrone him. The 
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Neptune to build the walls of Troy. He married Am- 
phitrite, who thus broke a vow she had made of per- 
petual celibacy. 

Nereides. Nymphs of the sea, daughters of Nereus and 
Doris. According to most of the niythologists, they 
were fifty in number. They are represented as young 
and handsome girls, sitting on dolphins and armed 
with tridents. 

Ne'ro, Clau'dius Domit'ms Cae'sar. A celebrated Roman 
emperor, son of Caius Domitius Ahenobarbus and 
Agrippina, the daughter of Germanicus. His name is 
the synonym for cruelty and vice. In the night it was 
his wont to sally out from his palace to visit the mean- 
est taverns and the different scenes of depravity that 
were to be found. He appeared on the stage, some- 
times representing the meanest characters. He re- 
solved to imitate the burning of Troy, and caused 
Rome to be set on fire in different places, the flames 
being unextinguished for nine days, and he enjoyed the 
terrible scene. During the conflagration he placed 
himself on the top of a tower and sang, accompanying 
himself on a lyre, of the destruction of Troy. Many 
conspiracies were formed against him, the most dan- 
gerous of which he was saved from by the confession 
of a slave. He killed himself a.d. 68, in the thirty- 
second year of his age, after a reign of thirteen years 
and eight months. Wretch that he was, it is said that 
he had some few to mourn for him, and Suetonius re- 
cords that some unseen hand had placed flowers on his 
tomb. 

Ner'va, M. Cocce'ius. A Roman emperor after the death of 
Domitian a.d. 96. He rendered himself popular by 
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set an example of good manners and sobriety. He 
made an oath that no senator should suffer death dur- 
ing his reign, which he carried out by pardoning two 
members of the Senate who had conspired against his 
life. He died in his seventy-second year, a.d. 98, and 
was succeeded by his son Trajan. 

Nes'sus. A celebrated Centaur killed by Hercules for in- 
sulting Dejauira. 

Mes'tor. A son of Neleus and Chloris, nephew to Pelias, 
and grandson to Neptune. He was present at the 
bloody battle between the Lapithae and the Centaurs, 
which took place at the nuptials of Pirithous. As 
king of Pylos he led his soldiers to the Trojan war, 
where he distinguished himself among the Grecian 
chieftains by eloquence, wisdom, and prudence. 
Homer makes his character as the most perfect of all 
his heroes. After the Trojan war Nestor retired to. 
Greece, where he lived during his declining years in 
peace and tranquillity. The manner and time of his 
death are unknown. 

Ni'nus. A son of Belus. He built Nineveh and founded 
the Assyrian monarchy, of which he was the first 
sovereign, B.C. 2059. He married Semiramis, whose 
husband had destroyed himself through fear of Ninus. 
He reigned fifty-two years. 

Ni'obe. A daughter of Tantalus, king of Lydia, and 
Euryanassa, or Dione. She married Amphion, and, 
according to Hesiod, they had ten sons and ten daugh- 
ters. All the sons of Niobe expired by the darts of 
Apollo, and all the daughters, except Chloris, were 
destroyed by Diana. Niobe, overwhelmed with grief, 
was changed into a stone. 

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bridge across the Euphrates in the middle of that city, 
and dug a number of reservoirs for the superfluous 
water of the river. 

Nom'ades. A name given to people who had no fixed habi- 
tation, and who continually changed their place of 
residence in quest of fresh pastures for the cattle they 
tended. There were Nomades in Scythia, India, Arabia, 
etc. The word is in constant use as Anglicized — 
Nomad — meaning any one who leads a wandering and 
unsettled life. 

Nox. One of the most ancient deities among the heathens, 
daughter of Chaos. She gave birth to the Day and the 
Light, and was mother of the Parcae, Hesperides, 
Dreams, Death, etc. 

Nu'ma Pompirius. A celebrated philosopher of Cures. He 
married Tatia, daughter of Tatius, king of the Sabines, 
and at her death he retired into the country to devote 
himself to literary pursuits. At the death of Komulus 
the Komans fixed on him to be their new king. Numa 
at first refused the offer of the crown, but at length 
was prevailed on to accept it. He endeavored to 
inculcate into the minds of his subjects a reverence for 
the deity, and he did all he could to heal their dissen- 
sions. He encouraged the report of his visits to the 
nymph Egeria, and made use of ber name to give 
sanction to the laws which he had made. He dedicated 
a temple to Janus, which, during his whole reign, re- 
mained closed as a mark of peace and tranquillity at 
Home. Numa died after a reign of forty-three years 
(b.c. 672), during which he had given encouragement 
to the useful arts, and had cultivated peace. 

Nym'phse. Certain female deities among the ancients. They 
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land and nymphs of the sea. Of the former some pre- 
sided over woods, and were called Dryades and Hama- 
dryades. Of the sea nymphs some were called Oceanides, 
Nereides, Naiades, etc. 

Ocean'ides and Oceanit'ides. Sea nymphs, daughters of 
Oceanus, from whom they received their name. Ac- 
cording to Apollodorus they were 3000 in number, 
whilst Hesiod speaks of them as consisting of forty-one. 

Oce'anus. A powerful deity of the sea, son of Coelus and 
Terra. He married Tethys, the Oceanides being their 
children. 

Octa'via. A Eoman lady, sister to the emperor Augustus, 

. celebrated for her beauty and virtues. She married 

Claudius Marcellus, and, after his death, Antony, who 

for some time was attentive to her, but eventually 

deserted her for Cleopatra. 

Octavia'nus, or Octa'vius Cae'sar. A famous Eoman who, 
after the battle of Actium, had bestowed on him by the 
senate the surname Augustus, as expressing his dignity 
and greatness. 

Odena'tus. A celebrated prince of Palmyra. At an early 
period of his life he inured himself to bear fatigue by 
hunting wild beasts. He was a faithful ally of the 
Eomans, and gave great offense to Sapor, king of Persia, 
in consequence. In the warfare which ensued he ob-J 
tained advantage over the troops of Sapor, and took 
his wife prisoner, besides gaining great booty. He 
died by the hand of one of his relations whom he had 
offended. Zenobia succeeded him on the throne. 

(E'dipus. A son of Laius, king of Thebes, and Jocasta. 
Laius was informed by the oracle, as soon as he married 
Jocasta, that he would perish by the hands of his son. 



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On his birth (Edipus was given to a domestic, with 
orders to expose him to death on the mountains, where 
he was found by one of the shepherds of Polybus, king 
of Corinth. Periboea, the wife of Polybus, educated 
him as her own child, tending him with great care. In 
after life he met Laius in a narrow lane in a chariot, 
and being haughtily ordered to make way for Laius, a 
combat ensued in which Laius was slain. After this 
(Edipus was attracted to Thebes by the fame of the 
Sphinx, who devoured all those who attempted to ex- 
plain without success the enigmas which she propounded. 
The enigma proposed by the Sphinx to (Edipus was: — 
What animal in the morning walks upon four feet, at 
noon upon two, and in the evening upon three ? 
(Edipus solved the riddle by replying that the animal 
was man, who in childhood crawls on his hands and 
feet, on attaining manhood walks on two feet erect, 
and in the evening of life supports his tottering steps 
with a staff. The monster on hearing the correct 
solution of the riddle, dashed her head against a rock 
and perished. 

(E'neus. A king of Calydon, son of Parthaon or Portheus 
and Euryte. He married Althasa, their children being 
Olymenus, Meleager, G-orge, and Dejanira. In a gen- 
eral sacrifice he made to the gods he slighted Diana, 
who, in revenge, sent a wild boar to waste his country. 
The animal was killed by Meleager in the celebrated 
Calydonian boar hunt. After this misfortunes over- 
took (Eneus, and he exiled himself from Calydon, and 
died on his way to Argolis. 

(Enom'aus. King of Pisa, in Elis, and father of Hippoda- 
mia. He was told by the oracle that he would perish 
by his son-in-law. Being skillful in driving a chariot, 
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riage only to some one who could defeat him in a race, 
death being the result of those who were defeated. 
After a number of aspirants had contended and failed, 
Pelops, son of Tantalus, entered the lists, and by 
briqing the charioteer of CEnomaus, who provided a 
chariot with a broken axle-tree, Pelops wou the race, 
and married Hippodamia, becoming king of Pisa. 
CEnomaus was killed in the race. 

Olym'pia. Celebrated games which received their name 
either from Olympia, where they were observed, or 
from Jupiter Olympius, to whom they were dedicated. 

Olym'pus. A mountain in Macedonia and Thessaly. The 
ancients supposed that it touched the heavens, and 
thus they have made it the residence of the gods, and 
the place where Jupiter held his court. On the top of 
the mountain, according to the poets, eternal spring 
reigned. 

Om'phale. A queen of Lydia, daughter of Jardanus. She 
married Tmolus, who at his death left her mistress of 
his kingdom. She had heard of the exploits of Hercu- 
les, and wished to see him. After he had slain Eury- 
tus, Hercules was ordered to be' sold as a slave, and was 
purchased by Omphale, who gave him his liberty. He 
became in love with Omphale, who reciprocated his 
passion. He is represented by the poets as being so 
infatuated with her that he sat spinning by her side 
surrounded by her women, whilst she garbed herself 
with his lion's skin, arming herself with his club. 

Oppia'nus. A Greek poet of Cilicia. He wrote some poems 
celebrated for their sublimity and elegance. Caracalla 
gave him a piece of gold for every verse in one of his 
poems. Oppian died of the plague in the thirtieth 
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Ops. A daughter of Coelus and Terra, the same as the Ehea 
of the Greeks, who married Saturn, and became mother 
of Jupiter. She was known amongst the ancients by 
the different names of Cybele, Bona Dea, Magna Mater, 
Thya, Tellus, and Proserpina. 

Ores'tes. A son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. His 
father was slain by Clytemnestra and ^Egisthus, but 
young Orestes was saved from his mother's dagger by 
his sister Electra, called by Homer Laodicea, and was 
conveyed to the house of Strophius, king of Phocis, 
who had married a sister of Agamemnon. He was in- 
dulgently treated by Strophius, who educated him with 
his son Py lades. The two young princes formed the 
most inviolable friendship. When Orestes had arrived 
at years of manhood he avenged his father's death by 
killing his mother Clytemnestra. 

Or'igen. A Greek writer, celebrated for his learning and 
the sublimity of his genius. He suffered martyrdom 
in his sixty-ninth year. His works are numerous, con- 
sisting of commentaries on the Scriptures and various 
treatises. 

Or'pheus. A son of CEger and the Muse Calliope. Some 
suppose him to be the son of Apollo. He received a 
lyre from Apollo, or, according to some, from Mercury, 
on which he played in such a masterly manner that the 
melodious sounds caused rivers to cease to flow, and 
savage beasts to forget their wildness. He married 
Eurydice, who died from the bite of a serpent. Or- 
pheus felt her death acutely, and to recover her he vis- 
ited the infernal regions. Pluto, the king of the in- 
fernal regions, was enraptured with the strains of 
music from the lyre of Orpheus, and, according to the 
poets, the wheel of Ixion stopped, the stone of Sis- 



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yphus stood still, Tantalus forgot his burning thirst, 
and even the Furies relented, so fascinating were the 
sounds extracted from the lyre. Pluto was moved by 
the sorrow of Orpheus, and consented to restore Eury- 
dice to him, provided he forebore to look behind him 
till he had reached the extremity of his domain.. Or- 
pheus agreed to this, but forgot his promise, and turned 
round to look at Eurydice, who instantly vanished from 
his sight. After this he separated himself from the 
society of mankind, and the Thracian women, whom 
he had offended by his coldness, attacked him whilst 
they celebrated the orgies of Bacchus, and after they 
had torn his body to pieces they threw his head into 
the Hebrus. 

Osi'ris. A great deity of the Egyptians, husband of Isis. 
The ancients differ in opinion concerning this celebra- 
ted god, but they all agree that as ruler of Egypt he took 
care to civilize his subjects, to improve their morals, to 
give them good and salutary laws, and to teach them 
agriculture. 

Ovid'ius, P. Na'so. A celebrated Eoman poet born at Sulmo. 
He was sent at an early age to Eome, and afterwards 
went to Athens in the sixteenth year of his age, where 
his progress in the study of eloquence was great. His 
natural inclination, however, was towards poetry, and. 
to this he devoted his chief attention. His lively genius 
and fertile imagination soon gained him admirers ; 
the learned became his friends ; Virgil, Propertius, 
Horace, and Tibullus, honored him with their corre- 
spondence, and Augustus patronized him with unbound- 
ed liberality. These favors, however, were transitory, 
and he was banished to a place on the Euxine Sea by 
order of the emperor. The true cause of his banish- 
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the emperor to permit him to return, but in vain, and 
he died in the seventh or eighth year of his banishment, 
in the fifty-ninth year of his age, a.d. 17. A great 
portion of his works remains. These consist of the 
" Metamorphoses," "Fasti," " Epistolae," etc. Whilst 
his works are occasionally disfigured by indelicacy, they 
are distinguished by great sweetness and elegance. 

Pacto'lus. A celebrated river of Lydia. It was in this 
river that Midas washed himself when he turned into 
gold whatever he touched. 

Pse'an. A surname of Apollo, derived from the word-paan, 
a hymn which was sung in his honor for killing the 
serpent Python. 

Palse'mon or Pale'mon. A sea deity, son of Athamas and 
Ino. His original name was Melicerta. He assumed 
the name of Palsenion after being changed into a sea 
deity by Neptune. 

Palame'des. A Grecian chief, son of Nauplius, king of 
Euboea, and Clymene. He was sent by the Greek 
princes, who were going to the Trojan war, to bring 
Ulysses to the camp, who, to withdraw himself from 
the expedition, had pretended to be insane. Palamedes 
soon penetrated the deception, and Ulysses was ob- 
liged to join in the war, but an inveterate enmity arose 
between the two, and by an unworthy artifice Ulysses 
procured the death of Palamedes. Palamedes is ac- 
credited with the invention of dice, backgammon, and 
other games. 

Palati'nus, Mons. A celebrated hill, the largest of the 
seven hills on which Eome was built. 

Palinu'rus. A skillful pilot of the ship of iEneas. He fell 
into the sea whilst asleeu, and was exposed to the waves 
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for three days, and on reaching the shore was mur- 
dered by the inhabitants of the place where he landed. 

PaUa'dium. A celebrated statue of Pallas. It represented 
the goddess as holding a spear in her right hand, and 
in her left a distaff and spindle. It fell down from 
heaven near the tent of Ilus as he was building the 
citadel of Ilium, whilst, according to others, it fell in 
Phrygia ; another account says Dardanus received it as 
a present from his mother Electra ; other accounts are 
given of its origin. It is generally agreed, however, 
that on the preservation of the statue the fate of 
Troy depended. This was known to the Greeks during 
the Trojan war, and they contrived to obtain possession 
of it. But some authors say that the true Palladium 
was not carried away by the Greeks, but only a statue 
which had been placed near it, and which bore some 
resemblance to it. 

Pallas. A name of Minerva. She is said to have received 
the name because she killed a noted giant bearing that 
name. 

Palmy'ra. The capital of Palmyrene, a country on the 
eastern boundaries of Syria, now called Tadmor. It is 
famous as being the seat of government of the celebrated 
Queen Zenobia. 

Pan. The god of shepherds, huntsmen, and the inhabitants 
of the country. He was in appearance a monster ; he 
had two small horns on his head, and his legs, thighs, 
tail, and feet were like those of the goat. 

Pan'darus. A son of Lycaon, who aided the Trojans in 
their war with the Greeks. He broke the truce which 
had been agreed on by the contending armies, and 
wounded Menelans and Diomedes. He was at last 
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Pandi'on. A king of Athens, father of Proene and Philo- 
mela. During his reign there was such an abundance 
of corn, wine, and oil in his realm, that it was sup- 
posed that Bacchus and Minerva had personally visited 
the country. 

Pando'ra. A celebrated woman ; the first mortal female 
that ever lived, according to Hesiod. She was made of 
clay by Vulcan, and having received life, all the gods 
made presents to her. Venus gave her beauty and the 
art of pleasing ; the Graces gave her the power of cap- 
tivating ; Apollo taught her how to sing, and Mercury 
instructed her in elocmence. Jupiter gave her a beau- 
tiful bos, which she was ordered to present to the man 
who married her. This was Epithemeus, brother of 
Prometheus, who opened the box, from which issued a 
multitude of evils, which became dispersed all over the 
world, and which from that fatal moment have never 
ceased to affect the human race. Hope alone remained 
at the bottom of the box. 

Pan'sa, C. Vib'ius. A Eoman consul, who, with Hirtius, 
pursued the assassins of Csesar, and was killed in a 
battle near Mutina. 

Pan'theon. A celebrated temple at Rome, built by Agrippa 
in the reign of Augustus, and dedicated to all the gods. 

Par'cse. The Pates, powerful goddesses who presided over 
the birth and life of mankind. They were three in 
number, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, daughters of 
Nox and Erebus, according to Hesiod, or, according to 
what he says in another place, of Jupiter and Themis. 

Par'is. The son of Priam, king of Troy, and Hecuba ; he 
was also called Alexander. He was destined before 
his birth to cause the ruin of his country, and before 
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torch which would set fire to her palace. The sooth- 
sayers predicted that he would be the cause of the de- 
struction of Troy. In consequence of these foretold 
calamities Priam ordered a slave to destroy the child 
immediately after birth, but instead of acting thus the 
slave exposed the child on Mount Ida, where some 
shepherds found him and took care of him. Paris 
gave early proofs of courage, and his graceful counte- 
nance recommended him to (Enone, a nymph of Ida, 
whom he married. At the marriage of Peleus and 
Thetis, the goddess of discord, who had not been in- 
vited, showed her displeasure by throwing into the 
assembly of the gods, who were at the nuptials, a 
golden apple, on which were the words : Let it be given 
to the fairest. The apple was claimed by Juno, Venus, 
ane Minerva. Paris, who had been appointed to award 
it to the most beautiful of the three goddesses, gave it 
to Venus. Subsequently Paris visited Sparta, where 
he persuaded Helen, wife of Menelaus, the most beau- 
tiful woman of the age, to elope with him. This 
caused the Trojan war. Different accounts are given 
of the death of Paris. By some he is said to have been 
killed by one of the arrows of Philoctetes which had 
once belonged to Hercules. 

Parme'nio. A celebrated general in the armies of Alexan- 
der the Great, by whom he was regarded with the 
greatest affection. The firm friendship which existed 
between the two generals was broken in a sudden fit of 
anger by Alexander, who ordered his friend to be put 
to death, B.C. 330. 

Parnas'sus. A mountain of Phocis sacred to the Muses, 
and to Apollo and Bacchus. It was named thus after 
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Parrha'sius. A famous painter of Epliesus in the age of 
Zeuxis, about fifteen years before Christ. He con- 
tended, on one occasion, with Zeuxis for the palm in 
painting, and Zeuxis acknowledged that he was ex- 
celled by Parrhasius. 

Parthenon. A temple of Athens sacred to Minerva. It 
was destroyed by the Persians, and was rebuilt by Per- 
icles. 

Pasiph'ae. A daughter of the Sun and of Perseis, who 
married Minos, king of Crete. She became the mother 
of the Minotaur, which was killed by Theseus. 

Patro'clus. One of the Grecian chiefs during the Trojan 
war. He contracted an intimate- friendship with 
Achilles, and when the Greeks went to the Trojan 
war Patroclus accompanied them. He was the con- 
stant companion of Achilles, living in the same tent, 
and when his friend refused to appear in the field of 
battle, because of being offended with Agamemnon, 
Patroclus imitated his example. Nestor, however, 
prevailed on him again to take the field, and Achilles 
lent him his armor. Hector encountered him, and 
after a desperate fight slew him. The Greeks obtained 
his dead body, which was brought into the Grecian 
camp, where Achilles received it with great lamenta- 
tion, and again taking the field, killed Hector, thus 
avenging the death of his friend. 

Panlus JEmiTius. A Eoman celebrated for his military 
achievements, surnamed " Macedonicus " from his con- 
quest of Macedonia. In early life he distinguished 
himself by his application and for his love for military 
discipline. In his first consulship he reduced the 
Ligurians to subjection, and subsecpiently obtained a 
great victory over the Macedonians, making himself 



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master of the country. In the office of censor, which 
he filled, he behaved with great moderation, and at 
his death, about 168 years before the Christian era, 
the Romans mourned deeply for him. 

Pausa'nias. A Spartan general who greatly signalized him- 
self at the battle of Plataea against the Persians. He 
afterwards, at the head of the Spartan armies, extended 
his conquests in Asia, but the haughtiness of his be- 
havior made him many enemies. He offered, on cer- 
tain conditions, to betray Greece to the Persians, but 
his perfidy was discovered, on which he fled for safety 
to a temple of Minerva, where he was starved to death, 
B.C. 471. 

Peg'asus. A winged horse sprung from the blood of 
Medusa. According to Ovid he fixed his abode on 
Mount Helicon, where, by striking the earth with his 
foot, he raised a fountain which has been called Hippo- 
crene. 

Pe'leus. A king of Thessaly, son of iEacus and Endeis, the 
daughter of Chiron. He married Thetis, one of the 
Nereids. 

Pe'lias. Son of Neptune and Tyro. On his birth he was 
exposed in the woods, but his life was preserved by 
some shepherds. Subsequently Tyro was married to 
Cretheus, king of Iolchos. They had three children, 
of whom iEson was the eldest. Pelias visited his 
mother after the death of Cretheus, and usurped the 
authority which properly belonged to the children of 
the deceased monarch. Jason, the son of iEson, who 
had been educated by Chiron, on attaining manhood 
demanded the kingdom, the government of which 
Pelias had usurped. Jason was persuaded by Pelias to 
waive his claim for the present, and start on the Argo- 



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nautic expedition. On bis return, accompanied by 
tbe sorceress Medea, sbe undertook to restore Pelias 
to youtb, explaining that it was necessary first to cut 
bis body to pieces and place tbe limbs in a caldron of 
boiling water. This was done, when Medea refused 
to fulfill her promise, which she had solemnly made to 
the daughters of Pelias, who were four in number, and 
who had received the patronymic of the " Peliades." 

Pelion, sometimes called Pelios. A celebrated mountain 
of Thessaly, the top of which is covered with pine-trees. 

Pelop'idas. A celebrated general of Thebes, son of Hippo- 
clus. It was owing to his valor and prudence, com- 
bined with the ability of Epaminondas, that the famous 
victory of Leuctra was won. 

Pelops. A celebrated prince, son of Tantalus, king of 
Phrygia. He was killed by his father, and served up 
as a feast to the gods, who had visited Phrygia. He 
was restored to life, and married Hippodamia, having 
won her through defeating her father in a chariot race. 

Pena'tes. Certain inferior deities among the Eomans, who 
presided over the domestic affairs of families. 

Penel'ope. A celebrated princess of Greece, daughter of 
Icarius, and wife of Ulysses, king of Ithaca. She be- 
came the mother of Telemachus, and was obliged to 
part, with great reluctance, from her husband, when the 
Greeks obliged him to go to the Trojan war. The 
strife between the hostile forces continued for ten 
years, and when Ulysses did not return home at the 
conclusion of the war her fears and anxieties became 
overwhelming. She was beset by a number of suitors, 
who told her that her husband would never return, 
and she ought to give herself to one of her admirers. 
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was devoid of power, and, as it were, almost a prisoner 
in their hands, she temporized with them. After 
twenty years' absence Ulysses returned, and at once de- 
livered her from the persecutions of her suitors. Pene- 
lope is described by Homer as a model of female 
propriety, whilst some more modern writers dispute 
the correctness of this view. The accounts given by 
different authors respecting her, in fact, differ materi- 
ally. By some she is said to have been the mother of 
Pan. 

Penthesile'a. A queen of the Amazons, daughter of Mars. 
She came to assist Priam in the last years of the Trojan 
war, and was slain by Achilles. 

Per'ganms. The citadel of the city of Troy. The word is 
often used to signify Troy. From it Xerxes reviewed 
his troops as he marched to invade Greece. 

Per'icles. An Athenian of noble family, son of Xanthippus 
and Agariste. His naturally great mental powers were 
greatly improved by attending the lectures of Zeno and 
other philosophers. He became a commander, a states- 
man, and an orator, and gained the esteem of the 
people by his address and liberality. In his ministerial 
capacity, Pericles did not enrich himself. The pros- 
perity and happiness of Athens was his primary object. 
He made war against the Lacedaemonians, and restored 
the temple of Delphi to the care of the Phocians, who 
had been improperly deprived of that honorable trust. 
The Peloponnesian war was fomented by his ambitious 
views. He at length lost his popularity, but only tem- 
porarily, and he was restored to all the honors of which 
he had been deprived. A pestilence which prevailed 
proved fatal to him in his seventieth year, about 429 
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Perseus. A son of Jupiter and Danae, the daughter of 
Acrisius. It had been predicted by the oracle that 
Acrisius was to perish by his daughter's offspring, so 
Perseus, soon after his birth, was, with his mother 
Danae, thrown into the sea. Both were saved and 
reached the island of Seriphos, where they were treated 
kindly by Polydectes, the king, who, however, soon 
became jealous of the genius of Perseus. Perseus had 
promised Polydectes to bring him the head of the 
Gorgon Medusa. To enable him to obtain "this Pluto 
lent him a helmet which made the wearer invisible. 
Minerva gave him her buckler, and Mercury furnished 
him with wings. Thus equipped he found the Gorgons, 
and cat off Medusa's head, with which he fled through the 
air, and from the blood which dropped from it, sprang 
the horse Pegasus. During his flight Perseus discov- 
ered Andromeda chained to a rock to be devoured by a 
sea monster, which he destroyed, and married Andro- 
meda. He now returned to Seriphos, where he turned 
into stone Polydectes by showing him Medusa's head. 
By an accident, in throwing a quoit he killed Acrisius, 
thus fulfilling the prediction of the oracle. 

Per'seus or Per'ses. A son of Philip, king of Macedonia. 
He distinguished himself by his enmity to the Romans, 
and when he had made sufficient preparations he de- 
clared war against them. He, however, wanted courage 
and resolution, and though he at first obtained some ad- 
vantages over the Eoman armies, his timidity proved 
destructive to his cause. He was defeated at Pydna, 
and soon after was taken prisoner, and died in prison 
at Rome. 

Per'sius, Au'lus Flac'cus. A Latin poet of Volaterrae. He 
was of a good family, and soon became intimate with 
the most illustrious Romans of his day. The early part 



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of his life was spent in his native town, but at the age of 
sixteen he was removed to Some, where he studied phil- 
osophy. He died in his thirtieth year, a.d. 62. The 
satires of Persius were read with pleasure and avidity 
by his contemporaries. 

Per'tinax, Pub'lius Hel'vius. A Koman emperor after the 
death of Commodus. He was descended from an ob- 
scure family, and for some time was employed in dry- 
ing wood and making charcoal. He entered on a 
military life and by his valor rose to offices of the 
highest trust, and was made consul. At the death of 
Commodus he was selected to succeed to the throne. 
His patriotism gained him the affection of the worthiest 
of his subjects, but there were some who plotted against 
him. He was killed by his soldiers, a.d. 193. 

Petro'nius Ar'biter. A favorite of the emperor Nero, and 
one of the ministers and associates of his pleasures and 
vices. He was made proconsul of Bithynia, and after- 
wards was honored with the consulship. Eventually 
he became out of favor with Nero, and resolved to de- 
stroy himself, which he did by having his veins opened, 
A.D. 66. Petronius distinguished himself by his writ- 
ings as well as by his voluptuousness. He is the author 
of many elegant compositions, which are, however, 
often characterized by impropriety of language. 

Phse'dra. A daughter of Minos and Pasiphse, who married 
Theseus. She became the mother of Acamas and 
Demophoon. She brought an unjust accusation against 
Hippolytus (a son of Theseus before she married him), 
who was killed by the horses in his chariot taking 
fright, causing him to be thrown under the wheels 
and crushed to death. On hearing this Phaedra ac- 
knowledged the falseness of the charge she had brought 
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Phae'dras. A Thracian who became one of the freed men 
of the emperor Augustus. He translated the fables of 
iEsop into Iambic verse. 

Pha'ethon. A son of the Sun, or of Phoebus and Clymene. 
According to Hesiod and Pausanias he was son of 
Cephalus and Aurora, or of Tithonus and Aurora, ac- 
cording to Apollodorus. He is, however, generally 
acknowledged to be son of Phoebus and Clymene. 
Phoebus allowed him to drive the chariot of the sun 
for one day. Phaethon, on receiving the reins, at once 
showed his incapacity ; the horses became unmanagea- 
ble, and heaven and earth were threatened with a con- 
flagration, when Jupiter struck Phaethon with a 
thunderbolt, and hurled him into the river Po, where 
he perished. 

Phal'aris. A tyrant of Agrigentum, who treated his sub- 
jects with great cruelty. Perillus made him a brazen 
bull, inside of which he proposed to place culprits, and 
by applying fire burn them to death. The first to be 
thus burnt in this manner was Perillus himself. The 
cruelties practiced by Phalaris were revenged by a re- 
volt of his people, who put him to death by burning 
him in the bull. 

Pha'on. A boatman of Mitylene, in Lesbos. He received 
a box of ointment from Venus, who had presented her- 
self to him in the form of an old woman. When he 
had rubbed himself with the unguent he became beau- 
tiful, and Sappho, the celebrated poetess, became en- 
amored with him. For a short time he devoted him- 
self to her, but soon treated her with coldness, upon 
which she threw herself into the sea and was drowned. 

Pharnaba'zus. A satrap of Persia who assisted the Lacedae- 



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monians against the Athenians, and gained their es- 
teem by his devotion to their cause. 

Pha'ros. A small island in the bay of Alexandria, on 
which was built a tower which was considered one of 
the seven wonders of the world. It was erected in the 
reigns of Ptolemy Soter and Ptolemy Philadelphus, the 
architect being Sostratus, the son of Dexiphanes. 

Pharsa'lia. A town of Thessaly, famous for the great bat- 
tle fought there between Julius Caesar and Ponipey, in 
which the former obtained the victory. 

Phid'ias. A celebrated sculptor of Athens, who died B.C. 
432. He executed a statue of Minerva, which was 
placed in the Pantheon. 

Philip'pi. A town of Macedonia, celebrated for two battles 
fought there, B.C. 42, between Augustus and Antony 
and the republican forces of Brutus and Cassius, in 
which the former were victorious. 

Philip'pus, king of Macedonia, was son of Amyntas, king of 
Macedonia. He learnt the art of war from Epaminon- 
das. He married Olympias, the daughter of Neoptole- 
mus, king of the Molossi, and became father of Alex- 
ander the Great. Amongst the most important events 
of his reign was the battle of Chasronea, which he won 
from the Greeks. The character of Philip is that of a 
sagacious, prudent, but artful and intriguing, monarch. 
He was assassinated by Pausanias at the celebration of 
the nuptials of his daughter, in the forty-seventh year 
of his age and the twenty -fourth of his reign, about 336 
years before the Christian era. 

Philip'pus. The last king of Macedonia of that name was 
son of Demetrius. He aspired to become the friend of 
Hannibal. His intrigues were discovered by the Ro- 



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mans, "who invaded his territories, and extorted peace' 
from him on terms which were humiliating. He died 
in the forty-second year of his reign, 179 years before 
the Christian era. 

Phi'lo. A Jewish writer of Alexandria, a.d. 40. His works 
related to the creation of the world, sacred history, and 
the laws and customs of the Jewish nation. 

Philocte'tes was one of the Argonauts. He received from 
Hercules the arrows which had been clipped in the gall 
of the Hydra. The Greeks, in the tenth year of the 
Trojan war, were informed by the oracle that Troy 
could not be taken without these arrows. Philoctetes 
repaired to the Grecian camp, where he destroyed a 
number of the Trojans, among whom was Paris, with 
the arrows. The adventures of Philoctetes are the sub- 
ject of one of the best tragedies of Sophocles. 

Philomela. A daughter of Pandion, king of Athens. Her 
sister Procne had married Tereus, king of Thrace, and 
being separated from Philomela spent her time in great 
melancholy. She persuaded her husband to go to 
Athens and bring her sister to Thrace. Tereus, on the 
journey, treated Philomela with great cruelty, and cut 
off her tongue, confining her in a lonely castle, and 
reporting to Procne that she was dead. Philomela, 
however, found means to inform Procne that she was 
living. In revenge for the cruelty of Tereus, Procne 
murdered his son and served him up as food at a ban- 
quet. On hearing this Tereus drew his sword to slay 
the sisters, when he was changed into a hoopoe, Philo- 
mela into a nightingale, and Procne into a swallow. 

Philopoe'men. A celebrated general of the Achasans, born 
at Megalopolis. At an early age he distinguished him- 
self in the field of battle, at the same time appearing 



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fond of agriculture and a country life. He adopted 
Epaminondas as his model, and was not unsuccessful 
in imitating the prudence and other good qualities of 
the famous Theban. When Megalopolis was attacked 
by the Spartans, Philopoemen, then in his thirtieth 
year, gave the most decisive proofs of his valor. Eaised 
to the rank of commander, he showed his ability to 
discharge that important trust, by killing with his own 
hand Mechanidas, the tyrant of Sparta, and defeating 
his army. Sparta having become, after its conquest, 
tributary to the Achgeans, Philopoemen enjoyed the 
triumph of having subdued one of the most powerful 
states of Greece. He was at length made prisoner by 
the Messenians, and was treated by their general, Di- 
nocrates, with great severity. He was poisoned in his 
seventieth year, about 183 years before the Christian 
era. 

Philos'tratus. A famous Sophist, born at Lemnos, or, ac- 
cording to some, at Athens. He came to Eome, where 
he was patronized by Julia, the wife of the emperor 
Severus. She intrusted him with some papers referring 
to Apollonius, whose life he wrote. This biography is 
written with elegance, but contains many exaggerated 
descriptions and improbable stories. 

Phi'neus. A son of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, or, accord- 
ing to some, a son of Neptune, who became king of 
Thrace. He married Cleopatra (called by some Cleo- 
bula), the daughter of Boreas, their children being 
Plexippus and Pandion. After the death of Cleopatra, 
he married Idaea, the daughter of Dardanns, who, 
jealous of Cleopatra's children, accused them of an 
attempt on their father's life, and they were con- 
demned by Phineus to have their eyes put out. This 
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blind, and the Harpies were sent by Jupiter to keep 
him in continual alarm. He recovered his sight by 
means of the Argonauts, whom he received with great 
hospitality. 

Phleg'ethon. A river in the infernal regions, between the 
banks of which flames of fire flowed instead of water. 

Phle'gon. One of the emperor Adrian's freedmen. He 
wrote a historical account of Sicily, an account of tha 
principal places in Konie, and treatises on different 
subjects. His style was inelegant, and he evinced a 
want of judgment in his writings. 

Pho'cion. An Athenian celebrated for his public and pri- 
vate virtues. He was distinguished for his zeal for the 
general good, and for his military abilities. The fick- 
leness of the Athenians, however, caused them to lose 
sight of his virtues, and being accused of treason, he 
was condemned to drink poison, which he took with 
the greatest heroism. His death occurred about 318 
years before the Christian era. 

Phoenix, son of Amyntor, king of Argos, and Cleobule or 
Hippodamia, was preceptor to Achilles. He accom- 
panied his pupil to the Trojan war, and Achilles was 
ever grateful for the precepts he had received from 
him. After the fall of Troy he died in Thrace, and, 
according to Strabo, was buried near Trachinia, where 
his name was given to a river. 

Phry'ne. A beautiful woman who lived at Athens about 
328 years before the Christian era. She was beloved by 
Praxiteles, who painted her portrait. It is said that 
Apelles painted his Venus Anadyomene after he had 
seen Phryne on the sea-shore with disheveled hair. 
There was another woman of the same name, who was 
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condemn her she unveiled her bosom, and her beauty 
so captivated them that they acquitted her. 

Phryx'us. A son of Athamas, king of Thebes, and Nephele. 
On the plea of insanit} r , Nephele was repudiated by 
Athamas, who then married Ino, who persecuted 
Phryxus with inveterate hatred, because he was to suc- 
ceed to the throne in preference to one of her own 
children. Being apprised that Ino had designs on his 
life, he started with his sister Helle to go to ^Etes, 
king of Colchis. According to the poets they mounted 
on a ram, whose fleece was gold, which soared into the 
air, directing its course to Colchis. Helle became 
giddy, and falling into the sea (afterwards called the 
Hellespont), was drowned. Phryxus arrived at the 
court of iEtes, whose daughter Chalciope he married. 
Sometime afterwards he was killed by his father-in- 
law. The murder of Phryxus gave rise to the famous 
Argonautic expedition under Jason, the object being to 
recover the Golden Fleece, which Jason succeeded in 
obtaining. 

Phyllis. A daughter of -Sithon, or, according to other 
writers, of Lycurgus, king of Thrace. She received 
Demophoon, who landed on her coasts on his return 
from the Trojan war, and fell in love with him, and he 
reciprocated her affection ; but afterwards proving 
faithless, Phyllis hanged herself, and according to an 
old tradition, was changed into an almond tree. 

Pi'cus. King of Latium, son of Saturn, who married Veni- 
lia. As he was hunting he was met by Circe, who be- 
came enamored with him. She changed him into a 
woodpecker. 

Pier'ides. A name given to the Muses, because they were 
born in Pieria, or, as some say, because they were sup- 



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posed to be the daughters of Pierus, a king of Mace- 
donia, who settled in Boeotia. 

Pin'darus. A celebrated lyric poet of Thebes. When he 
was young it is said that a swarm of bees settled on his 
lips and left on theni some honey, which was regarded 
as a prognostic of his future greatness. After his 
death great respect was shown to his memory, and a 
statue was erected in his honor in one of the most 
public places in Thebes. Pindar is said to have died at 
the age of eighty-six, B.C. 435. Of his works, the odes 
only are extant ; they are admired for sublimity of 
sentiment and grandeur of expression. 

Pirae'us. A celebrated harbor at Athens about three miles 
from the city. It was joined to the town by two walls, 
one built by Pericles, and the other by Themistocles. 

Pirithous. Son of IxionandDia, the daughter of Deioneus. 
He was king of the Lapitha?, and wished to become 
acquainted with Theseus, king of Athens, of whose 
fame and exploits he had heard. They became cordial 
friends. Pirithous married Hippodamia, and invited 
the Centaurs to attend his nuptials, where, having be- 
come intoxicated, they behaved with great rudeness, on 
which they were attacked and overcome by Theseus, 
Pirithous, Hercules, and the rest of the Lapithse. Many 
of the Centaurs were slain, and the rest saved their 
lives by flight. 

Pisan'der. A commander in the Spartan fleet during the 
Peloponnesian war. He was greatly opposed to demo- 
cracy at Athens. He was killed in a naval battle near 
Cnidus, B.C. 394. 

Pisis'tratus. A celebrated Athenian who distinguished him- 
self by valor in the field and by eloquence at home. He 
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and having thus got a number of armed men on whom 
he could rely, he seized the citadel of Athens, and soon 
made himself absolute. After this a conspiracy was 
formed against him, and he was banished from the 
city. He soon, however, re-established himself in 
power, and married the daughter of Megacles, one of 
his greatest enemies, whom he afterwards repudiated. 
On this his popularity waned, and he fled from Athens, 
but after an absence of eleven years he returned, and 
was received by the people with acclamation. He died 
about 527 years before the Christian era. 

Pi'so. A celebrated family at Eome, eleven of whom had 
obtained the consulship, and some of whom had been 
honored with triumphs for their victories. Of this 
family the most famous were — Lucius Calpurn'ius, 
who was tribune of the people about 149 years before 
Christ, and afterwards consul. He gained honor as an 
orator, a statesman, and a historian. Caius, another 
of the family, distinguished himself during his consul- 
ship by his firmness in resisting the tumults raised by 
the tribunes and the clamors of the people. Cenius, 
who was consul under Augustus, rendered himself 
odious by his cruelty. He was accused of poisoning 
Germanicus, and, being shunned by his friends, de- 
stroyed himself. Lucius, a governor of Spain, who was 
assassinated by a peasant. Lucius, a governor of 
Eome for twenty years, during which time he dis- 
charged his duties with moderation and justice. Caius, 
who was at the head of a conspiracy against Nero. He 
committed suicide by venesection. 

Pit'tacus, a native of Mitylene in Lesbos, was one of the 
seven wise men of Greece. He died in the eighty- 
second year of his age, about 570 years B.C., the latter 
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his maxims were inscribed on the walls of Apollo's 
temple at Delphi, to show how high an opinion his 
countrymen entertained of his abilities as a moralist 
and philosopher. 

Plau'cus L. Muna'tius. A Eoman conspicuous for his fol- 
lies and extravagance. He had been consul, and had 
presided over a province, but he forgot his dignity, and 
became one of the most servile flatterers of Antony and 
Cleopatra. 

Platae'a. A town of Bceotia, near Mount Citheron, cele- 
brated as the scene of a battle between Mardonius, the 
general of Xerxes, king of Persia, and Pausanias, who 
commanded the Athenians. The Persians were de- 
feated with great slaughter. 

Pla'to. A celebrated philosopher of Athens. He was edu- 
cated carefully, his mind being cultivated by the study 
of poetry and geometry, whilst his body was invigorated 
by the practice of gymnastics. He began his literary 
career by writing poetry and tragedies. At the age of 
twenty he was introduced to Socrates, with whom he 
was for some time a pupil. After traveling in various 
countries, he retired to the neighborhood of Athens, 
where his lectures were attended by a crowd of learned, 
noble, and illustrious pupils. He died on his birthday 
in the eighty-first year of his age, about 348 years be- 
fore the Christian era. His writings were so celebra- 
ted, and his opinions so highly regarded, that he was 
called the Divine. 

Plau'tus, M. Ac'eius. A dramatic poet born in Umbria, 
He wrote twenty-five comedies, of which only nineteen 
are extant. He died about 184 years before the Chris- 
tian era. 

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Pleione. They were placed after death in the heavens, 
and formed a constellation. 

Plin'ius, C. Secun'dus, called the Elder, was born at Verona, 
of a noble family. He distinguished himself in the 
field, and was appointed governor of Spain. When at 
Misenum in command of the Eoman fleet, Pliny ob- 
served the appearance of a cloud of dust and ashes, 
which was the commencement of the famous eruption 
of Mount Vesuvius which overwhelmed Herculaneum 
and Pompeii. He sailed for the scene of the eruption, 
where he was suffocated by the vapors emitted. This 
occurred in the seventy-ninth year of the Christian era. 

Plin'ius, C. CaeciTius Secun'dus, surnamed the Younger 
Pliny, was son of L. Cascilius by the sister of Pliny the 
Elder. At the age of nineteen he distinguished him- 
self at the bar. When Trajan was invested with the 
purple Pliny was created consul. He died in the 
fifty-second year of his age, a.d. 113. Pliny had much 
to do with the persecutions of the Christians in the 
early promulgation of the Christian religion. The 
Eev. James Copland, M.A., in an admirable little work 
entitled " Eeasons why we Believe the Bible," gives a 
very interesting letter from Pliny to the emperor Tra- 
jan, asking instructions how to deal with the Christians 
when they were cited to appear before him. 

Plutar'chus, the celebrated biographer, was born at Chgero- 
nea, his father being distinguished for his learning and 
virtues. After traveling in quest of knowledge, he 
retired to Eome, where he opened a school. Subse- 
quently he removed to Chseronea, where he died at an 
advanced age about the 140th year of the Christian era. 
His most esteemed work is the Lives of Illustrious 
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Plu'to, son of Saturn and Ops, inherited his father's king- 
dom with his brothers, Jupiter and Neptune. He re- 
ceived as his portion the kingdom of the infernal 
regions, of death, and funerals. He seized Proserpine 
as she was gathering flowers, and carrying her away on 
his chariot, she became his wife and queen of the in- 
fernal regions. 

Plu'tus, the god of riches, was the son of Jason, or Jasius, 
and Ceres. 

Pol'lio, C. Asin'ius. A Eoman consul in the reign of Au- 
gustus, who distinguished himself equally by his elo- 
quence and exploits in war. He wrote a history and 
some tragedies, and died in his eightieth year, a.d. 4. 

Pollux. A son of Jupiter and Leda, brother to Castor. 

Polyb'ius. A native of Megalopolis. He distinguished 
himself by his valor against the Eomans in Macedonia. 
He wrote an universal history in Greek, and died about 
124 years b. c. 

Polydec'tes. A son of Magnes, king of Seriphos. He re- 
ceived with kindness Danae and her son Perseus, who 
had been exposed on the sea. Polydectes was turned 
into stone by being shown Medusa's head by Perseus. 

Polyhym'nia. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over singing and rhetoric. 

Polyni'ces. A son of CEdipus, king of Thebes, and Jocasta. 
He inherited his father's throne with his brother 
Eteocles, and it was agreed that they should reign a 
year alternately. Eteocles first ascended the throne, 
but refused to resign the crown. Polynices upon this 
fled to Argos, where he married Argia, the daughter of 
Adrastus, the king of the country, and levied an army 
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decided by a combat between the brothers, who killed 
each other. 

Polyphe'mus. A celebrated Cyclops, son of Neptune and 
Thoosa, the daughter of Phorcys. He is represented 
as a monster with one eye in the middle of his fore- 
head. Ulysses was his captive, but escaped by putting 
a firebrand in the monster's eye. 

Fomo'na. A nymph at Eome, who was supposed to preside 
over gardens and to be the goddess of fruit trees. 

Pompe'ii or Pompei'um. A town of Campania. It was 
partly destroyed by an earthquake, a.d. 63, and six- 
teen years afterwards it was swallowed up by another 
earthquake. Herculaneum, in its vicinity, shared the 
same fate. 

Pompe'ius, Cnei'us, surnamed Magnus from his exploits, 
was son of Pompeius Strabo and Lucilia. In the con- 
tentions which existed between Marius and Sylla, 
Pompey linked himself with the latter. Subsequently 
he united his interest with that of Caesar and Crassus, 
thus forming the first triumvirate. A breach soon 
occurred, and at the great battle of Pharsalia, where 
the forces of Caesar and Pompey met, the latter was 
totally defeated, and fled to Egypt, where he was 
assassinated in the fifty-eighth year of his age, B.C. 48. 
He left two sons, Cneius and Sextus, who at their 
father's death were masters of a powerful army, with 
which they opposed Caesar, but were defeated at the 
battle of Munda, where Cneius was slain. Sextus 
escaped, and was put to death by Antony about thirty- 
five years before the Christian era. 

Por'cia. A daughter of Cato of Utica, who married Bibu- 
lus, and after his death Brutus. She was distinguished 
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death she killed herself by swallowing burning coals. 
She is said to have given herself a severe wound to 
show that she could bear pain. 

Porphyr'ius. A Platonic philosopher of Tyre. He studied 
eloquence at Athens under Longinus, and afterwards 
retired to Rome. His most celebrated work was in 
reference to the Christian religion. Porphyry died 
a.d. 304, aged seventy-one years. 

Porsen'na or Por'sena. A king of Etruria, who declared 
war against the Romans because tbey refused to restore 
Tarquin to the throne. He was prevented from enter- 
ing the gates of Rome by the valor of P. Horatius 
Codes, who at the head of a bridge kept back Por- 
senna's army, whilst the bridge was being cut down by 
the Romans to prevent the entry of their enemies into 
the city. Eventually Porsenna abandoned the cause of 
Tarquin. 

Praxit'eles. A famous sculptor of Greece, who lived about 
324 years before the Christian era. The most famous 
of his works was a Cupid, which he gave to Phyrne. 
He executed a statue of Phyrne, and also one of Venus. 

Pri'amus. The last king of Troy was son-of Laomedon, by 
Strymo, called Placia by some writers. He married 
Arisba, whom he divorced in order to marry Hecuba, 
by whom he had a number of children, the most cele- 
brated of whom were Hector, Paris, Deiphobus, Helenus, 
Laodice, and Cassandra. After he had reigned some 
time, Priam was anxious to recover his sister Hesione, 
who had been carried into Greece by Hercules, and to 
achieve this, he manned a fleet, the command of which 
he gave to his son Paris, who, instead of obeying the 
paternal instructions, carried away Helen, the wife of 
Menelaus, king of Sparta. This caused the Trojan 



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war, which lasted for ten years. At the end of the 
war Priam was slain by Neoptolemus, the son of 

AchiJlcs. 

Pro'bus, M. Aurelius. A native of Pannonia. His father 
was a gardener, who became a military tribune. His 
son obtained the same office in the twenty-second year 
of his age, and distinguished himself so much by his 
probity and valor that he was invested with the imperial 
purple. He encouraged the arts, and by his victories 
added to the glory of his country. He was slain by his 
soldiers in the fiftieth year of his age, B.C. 282. 

Proco'pius, born of a noble family in Cilicia, was related to 
the emperor Julian. He signalized himself under 
Julian, and afterwards retired to the Thracian Cher- 
sonesus, whence he made his appearance at Constanti- 
nople, and proclaimed himself master of the Eastern 
Empire. He was defeated in Phrygia, and beheaded 
a.d. 366. There was a famous Greek historian of the 
same name, who wrote the history of the reign of Jus- 
tinian, and who was secretary to Belisarius. 

Prome'theus. A son of Iapetus and Olymene, one of the 
Oceanides. He ridiculed the gods and deceived Jupi- 
ter himself, who, to punish him and the rest of man- 
kind, took fire away from the earth ; but Prometheus 
climbed the heavens by the assistance of Minerva, and 
stole fire from the chariot of the sun, which he brought 
down to the earth. This provoked Jupiter, and he 
ordered Prometheus to be chained to a rock, where a 
vulture was to feed on his liver, which was never ex- 
hausted. He was delivered from his torture by Her- 
cules, who killed the vulture. 

Proper'tius, Sex'tus Aurelius. A Latin poet born in Um- 
bria. He came to Rome, where his genius greatly 



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recommended him to the great and powerful. His 
works consist of four books of elegies which are marked 
by much ability. He died about nineteen years B.C. 

Proser'pina, a daughter of Ceres and Jupiter, called by the 
Greeks Persephone. As she was gathering flowers 
Pluto carried her off to the infernal regions, where he 
married her. Ceres, having learnt that her daughter 
had been carried away by Pluto, demanded of Jupiter 
that Pluto should be punished. As queen of hell, 
Proserpine presided oyer the death of mankind. She 
was known by the names of Hecate, Juno Inferna, 
Libitina, and several others. 

Protagoras. A Greek philosopher of Abdera in Thrace. 
He wrote a book in which he denied the existence of a 
Supreme Being, which book was publicly burnt at 
Athens, and its author was banished from the city. 

Pro'tesila'us. A king of part of Thessalyj who married 
Laodamia, and shortly afterwards went to the Trojan 
war. He was the first of the Greeks who entered the 
Trojan domain, and on that account, in accordance 
with the prediction of the oracle, was killed by his 
countrymen. 

Pro'teus. A sea deity, son of Oceanus and Tethys, or, 
according to some writers, of Neptune and Phenice. 
He had received the gift of prophecy from Neptune, 
but when consulted he often refused to give answers, 
and puzzled those who consulted him by assuming dif- 
ferent shapes. 

Psy'che. A nymph who married Cupid. Venus put her to 
death because of this, but Jupiter, at the request of 
Cupid, granted immortality to her. 

Ptolemae'us First, called Ptolemy, surnamed Lagus. A king 
of Egypt, son of Arsinoe and Lagus. He was educated 



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in the court of the king of Macedonia, and when Alex- 
ander invaded Asia Ptolemy attended him. After 
Alexander's death Ptolemy obtained the government of 
Egypt, where he gained the esteem of the people by 
acts of kindness. He made himself master of Phoenicia 
and Syria, and rendered assistance to the people of 
Ehodes against their enemies, for which he received 
the name of Soter. He laid the foundation of a library, 
which became the most celebrated in the world. He 
died in his eighty-fourth year, about 284 years B.C. 
He was succeeded by his son, Ptolemy Philadelphus, 
who showed himself to be a worthy successor of his 
father. His palace was an asylum for learned men, 
and he greatly increased the library his father had 
founded. Ptolemy Third succeeded his father Phila- 
delphus on the Egyptian throne. He conquered Syria 
and Cilicia, and returned home laden with spoils. He 
was, like his predecessors, a patron of learning and the 
arts. Ptolemy Fourth, called Philopater, succeeded 
to the throne, his reign being marked by acts of cruelty 
and oppression. He died in his thirty-seventh year, 
after a reign of seventeen years, 204 years b. o. Nu- 
merous members of this celebrated family in succession 
occupied the throne, not, however, approaching to the 
greatness of the founders of the family. 
Ptolemae'us. A celebrated geographer and astronomer in 
the reign of Adrian and Antoninus. He was a native 
of Alexandria, or, as some say, of Pelusinm. In his 
system of the world, designated the Ptolemaic system, 
he places the earth in the center of the universe, 
which was generally received as correct till it was con- 
futed by Copernicus. 

Pyr'rhus. A famous king of Epirus, son of iEacides and 
Phthia. He is celebrated for his military talents ; and 



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not only his friends, but his enemies, have been warm 
in extolling him. He is said to have had no superior 
in the art of war. He wrote several books on encamp- 
ments and the ways of training an army. He fought 
against the Eomans with much valor, and they passed 
encomiums on his great military skill. He was killed 
in an attack on Argos, by a tile thrown on his head 
from a housetop. 

Pyr'rhus. See Neoptolemus. 

Pythag'oras. A celebrated philosopher born at Samos. He 
first made himself known in Greece at the Olympic 
games, where, when he was eighteen years old, he ob- 
tained the prize for wrestling. He also distinguished 
himself by his discoveries in geometry, astronomy, and 
mathematics. He was the first who supported the 
doctrine of metempsychosis, or transmigration of the 
soul into different bodies. He believed that the uni- 
verse was created from a shapeless mass of passive 
matter by the hands of a powerful Being, who was the 
mover and soul of the world, and of whose substance 
the souls of mankind were a portion. The time and 
place of death of this great philosopher are unknown, 
but some suppose that he died at Metapontum about 
497 years b. c. 

Py'thon. A celebrated serpent sprung from the mud and 
stagnated waters which remained on the surface of the 
earth after the deluge of Deucalion. Apollo killed the 
monster. 

Quintilia'nus, Mar'cus Fa'bius, a celebrated -rhetorician, 
born in Spain. He opened a school of rhetoric at 
Home, and was the first who obtained a salary from the 
State as a public teacher. He died a.d. 95. 

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have lived in the reign of Vespasian. He wrote a his- 
tory of the reign of Alexander the Great. This work 
is admired for the elegance of its diction. 

i 

Regil'lus. A small lake in Latium, famous as being the 
scene of a great Eoman victory, which forms the sub- 
ject of a fine poem by Lord Macaulay, called "The 
Battle of the Lake Regillus," included in his " Lays of 
Ancient Rome." 

Reg'ulus, M. Attil'ius. A consul during the first Punic 
war. He reduced Brunclusium, and in his second con- 
sulship he captured a great portion of the Carthagin- 
ian fleet. After further successes he was taken pris- 
oner by the Carthaginians, who put him to death with 
refined tortures. 

Rhadaman'tlms. A son of Jupiter and Europa. He 
reigned in the Cyclades, where his rule was character- 
ized by marked justice and impartiality. 

Rom'ulus. According to tradition the founder of Rome. 
He was a son of Mars and Ilia, and was twin brother 
of Remus. The twins were thrown into the Tiber, but 
were saved and suckled by a she-wolf till they were 
found by Fautulus, a shepherd, who brought them up. 
Disputes arising between the brothers in reference to 
the building of the city, Romulus caused Remus to be 
slain. 

Ros'cius. A celebrated Roman actor. He died about 60 
years b.c. 

Eu'bicon. A small river in Italy. By crossing it, and thus 
transgressing the boundaries of his province, Cassar 
declared war against the senate and Pompey. " Pass- 
ing the Rubicon" has become a proverbial expression, 
indicating an irrevocable step taken in any weighty 
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Sa'cra, Vi'a. An important street in Rome, where a treaty 
of peace was made between Romulus and Tatius. 

Sal'amis. An island of Attica celebrated for a battle fought 
there between the fleets of the Greeks and the Persians, 
in which the latter suffered defeat. 

Sallus'tius Cris'pus. A celebrated Latin historian. He 
wrote a history of the Catalinian conspiracy, and died 
thirty-five years before the Christian era. 

Sanchoni'athon. A Phoenician historian born at Berytus, 
or, as some say, at Tyre. He lived a few years before the 
Trojan war, and wrote on the antiquities of Phoenicia. 

Sa'por. A king of Persia, who succeeded to the throne 
about the 238th year of the Christian era. He wished 
to increase his dominions by conquest, but was defeated 
by Odenatus, who defeated his army with great slaugh- 
ter. He was assassinated a.d. 273. 

Sa'por. The second king of Persia of that name. He 
fought against the Romans, and obtained several vic- 
tories over them. Died a.d, 380. 

Sap'pho, celebrated for her beauty and poetical talents, was 
born at Lesbos about 600 years before Christ. She 
became enamored with Phaon, a youth of Mitylene, 
but he not reciprocating her passion, she threw herself 
into the sea from the rock of Leucadia. 

Sardanapa'lus. The last king of Assyria, celebrated for his 
luxury and indolence. His effeminacy induced his sub- 
jects to conspire against him with success, on which he 
set fire to his palace and perished in the flames, B.C. 

820. 

Satur'nus. The son of Ccelus, or Uranus, by Terra. It 
was customary to offer human victims on his altars till 
this custom was abolished by Hercules. He is gener- 



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ally represented as an old man bent with age, and 
holding a scythe in his right hand. 

Sat'yri. Demigods whose origin is unknown. They had 
the feet and legs of a goat, their body bearing the 
human form. 

Scsevola, Mu'tius, surnamed Cordus, was famous for his 
courage. He attempted to assassinate Porsenna, but 
was seized; and to show his fortitude when confronted 
with Porsenna, he thrust his hand into the fire, on 
which the king pardoned him. 

Scip'io. The name of a celebrated family at Eome, the 
most conspicuous of which was Pnblius Cornelius, 
afterwards called Africanus. He was the son of Pub- 
lius Scipio, and commanded an army against the Cartha- 
ginians. After obtaining some victories he encountered 
Hannibal at the famous battle of Zama, in which he 
obtained a decisive victory. He died about 184 years 
before Christ, in his forty-eighth year. 

Scip'io, Lu'cius Cornelius, surnamed Asiaticus, accompanied 
his brother Africanus in his expedition in Africa. He 
was made consul a.u.c. 562, and sent to attack Anti- 
ochus, king of Syria, whom he completely routed. He 
was accused of receiving bribes of Antiochus, and was 
condemned to pay large fines which reduced him to 
poverty. 

Scip'io, P. 2Emilia'nus. Called Africanus the younger. He 
finished the war with Carthage, the total submission of 
which occurred B.C. 147. The captive city was set on 
fire, and Scipio was said to have wept bitterly over the 
melancholy scene. On his return to Eome he was ap- 
pointed to conclude the war against Numantia, the fall 
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added to his name. He was found dead in his bed, and 
was presumed to have been strangled, B.C. 128. 

Sem'ele. A daughter of Cadmus and Hemiione, the daugh- 
ter of Mars and Venus. She was the mother of 
Bacchus. After death she was made immortal under 
the name of Thyone. 

Semir'amis. A celebrated queen of Assyria, who married 
the governor of Nineveh, and at his death she became the 
wife of King Ninus. She caused many improvements 
to be effected in her kingdom, as well as distinguishing 
herself as a warrior. She is supposed to have lived 
1965 years before the Christian era. 

Sen'eca, L. Annse'us, at an early period of his life, was dis- 
tinguished by his talents. He became preceptor to 
Nero, in which capacity he gained general approbation. 
The tyrant, however, determined to put him to death, 
and he chose to have his veins opened in a hot bath, 
but death not ensuing, he swallowed poison, and was 
eventually suffocated by the soldiers who were in at- 
tendance. This occurred in his fifty-third year, and 
in the sixty-fifth of the Christian era. His works, 
which were numerous, were chiefly on moral subjects. 

Sera'pis. One of the Egyptian deities, supposed to be the 
same as Osiris. He had a magnificent temple at Mem- 
phis, another at Alexandria, and a third at Canopus. 

Sesos'tris. A celebrated king of Egypt, who lived long 
prior to the Trojan war. He was ambitious of military 
fame, and achieved many conquests. On his return 
from his victories he employed himself in encouraging 
the fine arts. He destroyed himself after a reign of 
forty-four years. 

Seve'rus, Lu'cius Septim'ius. A Roman emperor, born in 



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Africa, noticeable for his ambition. He invaded 
Britain, and built a wall in the north as a check to the 
incursions of the Caledonians. He died at York in the 
211th year of the Christian era. 

Sile'nus. A demigod, who is represented generally as a fat 
old man riding on an ass, with flowers crowning his 
head. 

Sil'ius Ital'icus, C. A Latin poet who retired from the bar 
to consecrate his time to study. He imitated Virgil, 
but with little success. His poetry, however, is com- 
mended for its purity. 

Simon'ides. A celebrated poet of Cos, who lived B.C. 538 
years. He wrote elegies, epigrams, and dramatic 
pieces, esteemed for their beauty. 

Sire'nes. The Sirens. They lured to destruction those 
who listened to their songs. When Ulysses sailed past 
their island he stopped the ears of his companions with 
wax, and had himself tied to the mast of his ship. 
Thus he passed with safety, and the Sirens, disap- 
pointed of their prey, drowned themselves. 

Sis'yphus. Son of JEolus and Enaretta. After death he 
was condemned, in the infernal regions, to roll a stone 
to the summit of a hill, which always rolled back, 
and rendered his punishment eternal. 

Soc'rates. The most celebrated philosopher of antiquity, 
born near Athens, whose virtues rendered his name 
venerated. His independence of spirit created for him 
many enemies, and he was accused of making innova- 
tions in the religion of the Greeks. He was condemned 
to death by drinking hemlock, and expired a few mo- 
ments after imbibing the poison, in his seventieth 
year, B.C. 400. His wife was Xanthippe, remarkable 



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for her shrewish disposition, for which her name has 
become proverbial. 

Solon, one of the wise men of Greece, was born at Salamis, 
and educated at Athens. After traveling over Greece 
he returned, and was elected archon and sovereign 
legislator, in which capacity he effected numerous 
reforms in the state, binding the Athenians by a solemn 
oath to observe the laws he enacted for one hundred 
years. After this he visited Egypt, and on returning 
to Athens after ten years' absence, he found most of 
his regulations disregarded by his countrymen. On 
this he retired to Cyprus, where he died in his eightieth 
year, 558 years before the Christian era. 

Som'nus, son of ISTox and Erebus, was one of the infernal 
deities and presided over sleep. 

Soph'ocles. A celebrated tragic poet of Athens. He was 
distinguished also as a statesman, and exercised the 
office of archon with credit and honor. He wrote for 
the stage, and obtained the poetical prize on twenty 
different occasions. He was the rival of Euripides for 
public applause, each having his admirers. He died 
at the age of ninety-one, 406 years before Christ. 

Sophonis'ba. A daughter of Hasdrubal, the Carthaginian, 
celebrated for her beauty. She married Syphax, prince 
of Numidia, and when he was conquered by the Eo- 
mans she became a captive to their ally, the Numidian 
general Masinissa, whom she married. This displeased 
the Eomans, and Scipio ordered Masinissa to separate 
from Sophonisba, and she, urged to this by Masinissa, 
took poison, about 203 years before Christ. 

Soz'omen. A historian who died 450 a.d. He wrote an 
important work on ecclesiastical history. 



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Sphinx. A monster, having the head and breasts of a 
woman, the body of a dog, the tail of a serpent, the 
wings of a bird, and the paws of a lion. The Sphinx 
was sent into the neighborhood of Thebes by Juno, 
where she propounded enigmas, devouring those who 
were unable to solve them. One of the riddles pro- 
posed was — What animal walked on four legs in the 
morning, two at noon, and three in the evening ? 
(E dip us solved it, giving as the meaning — A man, who 
when an infant crawled on his hands and feet, walking 
erect in manhood, and in the evening of life supporting 
himself with a stick. On hearing the solution the 
Sphinx destroyed herself. 

Stagi'ra. A town on the borders of Macedonia, where Aris- 
totle was born ; hence he is called the Stagirite. 

Sta'tius, P. Papiii'us. A poet, born at Naples in the reign 
of Domitian. He was the author of two epic poems, 
the Thebais, in twelve books, and the Achilleis, in two 
books. 

Sten'tor. One of the Greeks who went to the Trojan war. 
He was noted for the loudness of his voice, and from 
him the term "stentorian " has become proverbial. 

Sto'ici. A celebrated sect of philosophers founded by Zeno. 
They preferred virtue to all other things, and regarded 
everything opposed to it as an evil. 

Stra'bo. A celebrated geographer, born at Amasia, "on the 
borders of Cappadocia. He nourished in the age of 
Augustus. His work on geography consists of seventeen 
books, and is admired for its purity of diction. 

Styx. A celebrated river of the infernal regions. The 
gods held it in such veneration that they always swore 
by it, the oath being inviolable. 



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Sueto'nius, C. Tranquillus. A Latin historian who became 
secretary to Adrian. His best known work is his Lives 
of the Caesars. 

Sulla. See Sylla. 

Syb'aris. A town on the bay of Tarentnra. Its inhabitants 
were distinguished by their love of ease and pleasure, 
hence the term " Sybarite." 

Syl'la (or Sulla), L. Cornelius. A celebrated Roman, of a 
noble family, who rendered himself conspicuous in 
military affairs, and became antagonistic to Marius. 
In the zenith of his power he was guilty of the greatest 
cruelty. His character is that of an ambitious, tyran- 
nical, and resolute commander. He died about sev- 
enty years before Christ, aged sixty. 

Sy'phax. A king of the Massesyllii in Humidia, who mar- 
ried Sophonisba, the daughter of Hasdrubal. He 
joined the Carthaginians against the Komans, and was 
. taken by Scipio as a prisoner to Rome, where he died 
in prison. 

Tac'itus, C. Cornelius. A celebrated Latin historian, born 
in the reign of Nero. Of all his works the "Annals" 
is the most extensive and complete. His style is 
marked by force, precision, and dignity, and his Latin 
is remarkable for being pure and classical. 

Tac'itus, M. Clau'dius. A Roman, elected emperor by the 
Senate when he was seventy years of age. He dis- 
played military vigor, and as a ruler was a pattern of 
economy and moderation. He died in the 276th year 
of the Christian era. 

Tan'talus. A king of Lydia, father of Niobe and Pelops. 
He is represented by the poets as being, in the infernal 



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regions, placed in a pool of water which flowed from 
him whenever he attempted to drink, thus causing him 
to suffer perpetual thirst ; hence the origin of the term 
"tantalizing." 

Tarquin'ius Pris'cus, the fifth king of Eome, was son of 
Demaratus, a native of Greece. He exhibited military- 
talents in the victories he gained over the Sabines. 
During peace he devoted attention to the improvement 
of the capital. He was assassinated in his eightieth 
year, 578 years B.C. 

Tarquin'ius Super'bus. He ascended the throne of Rome 
after Servius Tullius, whom he murdered, and married 
his daughter Tullia. His reign was characterized by 
tyranny, and eventually he was expelled from Eome, 
surviving his disgrace for fourteen years, and dying in 
his ninetieth year. 

Tar'tarus. One of the regions of hell, where, according to 
Virgil, the souls of those who were exceptionally de- 
praved were pun ished . 

Telem'achus. Son of Penelope and Ulysses. At the end of 
the Trojan war he went in search of his father, whom, 
with the aid of Minerva, he found. Aided by Ulysses 
he delivered his mother from the suitors that beset her. 

Tem'pe. a valley in Thessaly through which the river 
Peneus flows into the iEgean. It is described by the 
poets as one of the most delightful places in the world. 

Teren'tius Pub'lius (Terence). A native of Africa, cele- 
brated for the comedies he wrote. He was twenty-five 
years old when his first play was produced on the 
Roman stage. Terence is admired for the purity of 
his language and the elegance of his diction. He is 
supposed to have been drowned in a storm about 
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Te'reus. A king of Thrace who married Procne, daughter 
of Pandion, king of Athens. He aided Pandion in a 
war against Megara. 

Terpsich'ore. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over dancing. 

Tertullia'nus, J. Septim'ius Flor'ens. A celebrated Chris- 
tian writer of Carthage, who lived a.d. 196. He was 
originally a Pagan, but embraced Christianity, of which 
faith he became an able advocate. 

Tha'is. A celebrated woman of Athens, who accompanied 
Alexander the Great in his Asiatic conquests. 

Tha'les. One of the seven wise men of Greece, born at 
Miletus in Ionia. His discoveries in astronomy were 
great, and he was the first who calculated with accuracy 
a solar eclipse. He died about 548 years before the 
Christian era. 

Thali'a. One of the Muses. She presided over festivals 
and comic poetry. 

Themis'tocles. A celebrated general born at Athens. When 
Xerxes invaded Greece, Themistocles was intrusted 
with the care of the fleet, and at the famous battle of 
Salamis, fought B.C. 480, the Greeks,' instigated to 
fight by Themistocles, obtained a complete victory over 
the formidable navy of Xerxes. He died in the sixty- 
fifth year of his age, having, as some writers affirm, 
poisoned himself by drinking bull's blood. 

Theoc'ritus. A Greek poet who lived at Syracuse in Sicily, 
282 B.C. He distinguished himself by his poetical 
compositions, of which some are extant. 

Theodo'sms, Fla'vius. A Eoman emperor surnamed Magnus 
from the greatness of his exploits. The first years of 
his reign were marked by conquests over the Barbarians. 



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In his private character Theodosius was an example of 
temperance. He died in his sixtieth year, a.d. 395, 
after a reign of sixteen years. 

Theodo'sius Second became emperor of the "Western Roman 
empire at an early age. His territories were invaded 
by the Persians, but on his appearance at the head of 
a large force they fled, losing a great number of their 
army in the Euphrates. Theodosius was a warm advo- 
cate of the Christian religion. He died, aged forty- 
nine, a.d. 450. 

Theophras'tus. A native of Lesbos. Diogenes enumerates 
the titles of more than 200 treatises which he wrote. 
He died in his 107th year, B.C. 288. 

Thermopylae. A narrow Pass leading from Thessaly into 
Locris and Phocis, celebrated for a battle fought there, 
B.C. 480, between Xerxes and the Greeks, in which 
three hundred Spartans, commanded by Leonidas, 
resisted for three successive days an enormous Persian 
army. 

Thersi'tes. A deformed Greek, in the Trojan war, who in- 
dulged in ridicule against Ulysses and others. Achilles 
killed him because he laughed at his grief for the death 
of Penthesilea. Shakspeare, who introduced Thersites 
in his play of " Troilus and Cressida," describes him as 
"a deformed and scurrilous Grecian." 

The'seus, king of Athens and son of iEgeus by iEthra, was 
one of the most celebrated heroes of antiquity. He 
caught the bull of Marathon and sacrificed it to Miner- 
va. After this he went to Crete amongst the seven 
youths sent yearly by the Athenians to be devoured by 
the Minotaur, and by the aid of Ariadne he slew the 
monster. He ascended his father's throne B.C. 1235. 
Pirithous, king of the Lapithse, invaded his territories, 



CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 487 

but the two became firm friends. They descended into 
the infernal regions to carry off Proserpine, but their 
intentions were frustrated by Pluto. After remaining 
for some time in the infernal regions, Theseus returned 
to his kingdom to find the throne filled by an usurper, 
whom he vainly tried to eject. lie retired to Scyros, 
where he was killed by a fall from a precipice. 

Thes'pis. A Greek poet of Attica, supposed to be the in- 
ventor of tragedy, B.C. 530. He went from place to 
place upon a cart, on which he gave performances. 
Hence the term " Thespians," as applied to wandering 

actors. 

The'tis. A sea deity, daughter of Kerens and Doris. She 
married Peleus, their son being Achilles, whom she 
plunged into the Styx, thus rendering him invulner- 
able in every part of his body except the heel by which 
she held him. 

This'be. A beautiful girl of Babylon, beloved by Pyramus. 

Thrasybu'lus. A famous general of Athens, who, with the 
help of a few associates, expelled the Thirty Tyrants, 
B.C. 401. He was sent with a powerful fleet to recover 
the Athenian power on the coast of Asia, and after 
gaining many advantages, was killed by the people of 
Aspendos. 

Thncid'ydes. A celebrated Greek historian born at Athens. 
He wrote a history of the events connected with the 
Pcloponnesian war. He died at Athens in his eightieth 
year, B.C. 391. 

Tibe'rius, Claudius Ne'ro. A Roman emperor descended 
from the Claudii. In his early years he entertained the 
people with magnificent shows and gladiatorial exhibi- 
tions, which made him popular. At a later period of 



488 CABLE TON'S CONDENSED 

his life he retired to the island of Capreae, where he 
indulged in vice and debauchery. He died aged seven- 
ty-eight, after a reign of twenty-two years. 

TibulTus, Au'lus Al'bius. A Roman knight celebrated for 
his poetical compositions. His favorite occupation was 
writing love poems. Four books of elegies are all that 
remain of his compositions. 

Timoleon. A celebrated Corinthian, son of Timodemus 
and Demariste. When the Syracusans, oppressed with 
the tyranny of Dionysius the Younger, solicited aid 
from the Corinthians, Timoleon sailed for Syracuse 
with a small fleet. He was successful in the expedi- 
tion, and Dionysius gave himself up as a prisoner. 
Timoleon died at Syracuse, amidst universal regret. 

Ti'mons. A native of Athens, called the Misanthrope from 
his aversion to mankind. He is the hero of Shak- 
speare's play of "Timon of Athens/' in which his 
churlish character is powerfully delineated. 

Timo'theus. A famous musician in the time of Alexander 
the Great. Dryden names him in his well-known ode, 
" Alexander's Feast." 

Tire'sias. A celebrated prophet of Thebes. Juno deprived 
him of sight, and, to recompense him for the loss, Ju- 
piter bestowed on him the gift of prophecy. 

Tisiph'one. One of the Furies, daughter of Nox and 
Acheron. 

Tita'nes. The Titans. A name given to the gigantic sons 
of Ccelus and Terra. The most conspicuous of them 
are Saturn, Hyperion, Oceanus, Iapetus, Cottus, and 
Briareus. 

Ti'tus Vespasia'nus. Son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla, 



CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 489 

known by his valor, particularly at the siege of Jeru- 
salem. He had been distinguished for profligacy, but 
on assuming the purple, he became a model of virtue 
His death, which occasioned great lamentations, oc- 
curred a.d. 81, in the forty-first year of his age. 

Traja'nus, M. Ul'pius Crini'tus. A Roman emperor born at 
Ithaca. His services to the empire recommended him 
to the notice of the emperor Nerva, who adopted him 
as his son, and invested him with the purple. The 
actions of Trajan were those of a benevolent prince. 
He died in Oilicia, in August a.d. 117, in his sixty- 
fourth year, and his ashes were taken to Rome and de- 
posited under a stately column which he had erected. 

Tribu'ni Ple'bi. Magistrates at Rome created in the year. 
tj.c. 261. The office of Tribune to the people was one 
of the first steps which led to more honorable employ- 
ments. 

Triptol'emus. Son of Oceanus and Terra, or, according to 
some authorities, son of Celeus, king of Attica, and 
Nesera. He was in his youth cured of a severe illness 
by Ceres, with whom he became a great favorite, She 
taught him agriculture, and gave him her chariot 
drawn by dragons, in which he traveled over the earth, 
distributing corn to the inhabitants. 

Tri'ton. A sea deity, son of Neptune and Amphitrite. He 
was very powerful, and could calm the sea and abate 
storms at his pleasure. 

Trium'viri. Three magistrates appointed to govern the 
Roman state with absolute power. 

Tul'lus Hostil'ius succeeded Numa as king of Rome. He 
was of a warlike disposition, and distinguished himself 
by his expedition against the people of Alba, whom he 
conquered. 



490 CABLE TON'S CONDENSED 

Typhce'us, or Ty'phon. A famous giant, son of Tartarus' 
and Terra, who had a hundred heads. He made war 
against the gods, and was put to flight by the thunder- 
bolts of Jupiter, who crushed him under Mount ./Etna. 

Tyrtae'us. A Greek elegiac poet born in Attica. Of his 
compositions none are extant except a few fragments. 

"Ulys'ses. The famous king of Ithaca, son of Anticlea and 
Laertes (or, according to some, of Sisyphus). He 
married Penelope, daughter of Icarius, on which his 
father resigned to him the crown. He went to the 
Trojan war, where he was esteemed for his sagacity. 
On the conclusion of the war he embarked for Greece, 
but was exposed to numerous misfortunes on his 
journey. In his wanderings, he, with some of his com- 
panions, was seized by the Cyclops, Polyphemus, from 
whom he made his escape. Afterwards he was thrown 
on the island of iEea, where he was exposed to the wiles 
of the enchantress Circe. Eventually he was restored 
to his own country, after an absence of twenty years. 
The adventures of Ulysses on his return from the Tro- 
jan war form the subject of Homer's Odyssey. 

Ura'nia. One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and 
Mnemosyne. She presided over astronomy. 

Valentinia'nus the First. Son of Gratian, raised to the 
throne by his merit and valor. He obtained victories 
over the Barbarians in Gaul and in Africa, and punished 
the Quadi with severity. He broke a blood-vessel and 
died, a.d. 375. Immediately after his death, his son, 
"Valentin ian the Second, was proclaimed emperor. He 
was robbed of his throne by Maximus, but regained it 
by the aid of Theodosius, emperor of the East. He 
was strangled by one of his officers. He was remarkable 



CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 491 

for benevolence and clemency. The third Valentinian 
was made emperor in his youth, and on coming to 
maturer age he disgraced himself by violence and op- 
pression. He was murdered a.d. 454. 

Valeria'nus, Pub'lius Licin'ius. A celebrated Roman em- 
peror, who, on ascending the throne, lost the virtues 
he had previously possessed. He made his son Gallie- 
nus his colleague in the empire. He made war against 
the Goths and Scythians. He was defeated in battle 
and made prisoner by Tapor, king of Persia, who put 
him to death by torture. 

Var'ro. A Latin author, celebrated for his great learning. 
He wrote no less than five hundred volumes, but all 
his works are lost except a treatise De Re Rustica, and 
another De Lingua Latina. He died B.C. 28, in hia 
eighty-eighth year. 

Ve'nus. One of the most celebrated deities of the ancients ; 
the goddess of beauty, and mother of love. She sprang 
from the foam of the sea, and was carried to heaven, 
where all the gods admired her beauty. Jupiter gave 
her in marriage to Vulcan, but she intrigued with 
some of the gods, and, notably, with Mars, their off- 
spring being Hermione, Cupid, and Anteros. She be- 
came enamored of Adonis, which caused her to aban- 
don Olympus. Her contest for the golden apple, which 
she gained against her opponents Juno and Minerva, 
is a prominent episode in mythology. She had numer- 
ous names applied to her, conspicuous amongst which 
may be named Anadyomene, under which cognomen 
she is distinguished by the picture, representing her as 
rising from the ocean, by Apelles. She was known 
under the Grecian name of Aphrodite. 

Vespasia'nus, Ti'tua Fla'vius. A Roman emperor of obscure 



492 CABLET ON '8 CONDENSED 

descent. He began the siege of Jerusalem, which was 
continued by his son Titus. He died a.d. 79, in his 
seventieth year. 

Ves'ta. A goddess, daughter of Ehea and Saturn. The 
Palladium, a celebrated statue of Pallas, was supposed 
to be preserved within her sanctuary, where a fire was 
kept continually burning. 

Vesta'les. The Vestals, priestesses consecrated to the ser- 
vice of Vesta. They were required to be of good fam- 
ilies and free from blemish and deformity. One of 
their chief duties was to see that the sacred fire of 

Vesta was not extinguished. 

Virgil'ius, Pub'lius Ma'ro, called the prince of the Latin 
poets, was born at Andes, near Mantua, about seventy 
years before Christ. He went to Eome, where he 
formed an acquaintance with Maecenas, and recom- 
mended himself to Augustus. His Bucolics wer& 
written in about three years, and subsequently he com 
menced the Georgics, which is considered one of the 
most perfect of all Latin compositions. The ^Eneid is 
supposed to have been undertaken at the request of 
Augustus. Virgil died in his fifty-first year B.C. 19. 

Virginia. Daughter of the centurion L. Virginius. She 
was slain by her father to save her from the violence 
of the decemvir, Appius Claudius. 

Virgin 'ius. A valiant Eoman, father of Virginia. (See 
Virginia.) The story of Virginius and his ill-fated 
daughter is the subject of the well-known tragedy of 
"Virginius," one of the early productions of J. Sheri- 
dan Knowles. It is rarely performed in the present 
day. 

Vulca'nus. The god who presided over fire, and who was 



CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 493 

the patron of those who worked in iron. According to 
Homer, he was the son of Jupiter and Juno, and was 
so deformed, that at his birth his mother threw him 
into the sea, where he remained nine years ; but other 
writers differ from this opinion. He married Venus 
at the instigation of Jupiter. He is known by the 
name of Mulciber. The Cyclopes were his attendants, 
and with them he forged the thunderbolts of Jupiter. 

Xanthip'pe or Xantip'pe. The wife of Socrates, remarkable 
for her ill-humor and fretful disposition. She was a 
constant torment to her husband, and on one occasion, 
after bitterly reviling him, she emptied a vessel of dirty 
water on him, on which the philosopher coolly re- 
marked, ' ' After thunder rain generally falls." 

Xenoc'rates. An ancient philosopher born at Calcedonia, 
and educated in the school of Plato, whose friendship 
he gained. Died B.C. 314. 

Xen'ophon. A celebrated Athenian, son of Gryllus, famous 
as a general, philosopher, and historian. He joined 
Cyrus the Younger in an expedition against Artax- 
erxes, king of Persia, and after the decisive battle of 
Cunaxa, in which Cyrus was defeated and killed, the 
skill and bravery of Xenophon became conspicuous. 
He had to direct an army of ten thousand Greeks, who 
were now more than six hundred leagues from home, 
and in a country surrounded by an active enemy. He 
rose superior to all difficulties till the celebrated "Ke- 
treat of the Ten Thousand " was effected ; the Greeks 
returning home after a march of two hundred and fif- 
teen days. Xenophon employed his pen in describing 
the expedition of Cyrus, in his work the "Anabasis." 
He also wrote the " Cyropaedia," "Memorabilia," 



494 CABLETON '8 CONDENSED 

" Hellenica," etc. He died at Corinth in his ninetieth 
year, about 360 years before the Christian era. 

Xer'xes succeeded his father Darius on the throne of Persia. 
He entered Greece with an immense army, which was 
checked at Thermopylae by the valor of three hundred 
Spartans under king Leonidas, who, for three succes- 
sive days, successfully opposed the enormous forces of 
Xerxes, and were at last slaughtered. From this 
period the fortunes of Xerxes waned. His fleet being 
defeated at Salamis, and mortified with ill-success, ho 
hastened to Persia, where he gave himself up to 
debauchery, and was murdered in the twenty-first 
year of his reign, about 464 years before the Christian 
era. 

Za'ma. A town of Numidia, celebrated as the scene of the 
victory of Scipio over Hannibal, B.C. 202. 

Ze'no, a celebrated philosopher, the founder of the sect of 
Stoics, was born at Citium in Cyprus. He opened a 
school in Athens, and soon became noticed by the great 
and learned. His life was devoted to sobriety and 
moderation. He died at the age of ninety-eight, B.C. 
264. 

Ze'no. A philosopher of Elea or Velia, in Italy. He was 
the disciple, or, according to some, the adopted son of 
Parmenides. Being tortured to cause him to reveal 
his confederates in a plot he had engaged in, he bit off 
his tongue that he might not betray his friends. 

Zeno'bia. A celebrated princess of Palmyra, the wife of 
Odenatus. After her husband's death, the Eoman 
emperor Aurelian declared war against her. She took 
the field with seven hundred thousand men, and though 
at first successful, she was eventually conquered. Aure- 



CLASSICAL DICTIONARY. 495 

lian, when she became his prisoner, treated her with 
great humanity and consideration. She was admired 
for her literary talents as well as her military abilities. 

Zeux'is. A celebrated painter born at Heraclea. He 
flourished 468 years before the Christian era. He 
painted some grapes so naturally that the birds came 
to peck them on the canvas; but he was disgusted with 
the picture, because the man painted as carrying the 
grapes was not natural enough to frighten the birds. 

Zo'ilus. A sophist and grammarian of Amphipolis, B.C. 259. 
He became known by his severe criticisms on the works 
of Isocrates and Homer. 

Zoroas'ter. A king of Bactria, supposed to have lived ia 
the age of Ninus, king of Assyria, some time before 
the Trojan war. He rendered himself known by his 
deep researches in philosophy. He admitted no visible 
object of devotion except fire, which he considered the 
proper emblem of a Supreme Being. He was respected 
by his subjects and contemporaries for his abilities as a 
monarch, a lawgiver, and a philosopher, and though 
many of his doctrines may be deemed puerile, he had 
many disciples. The religion of the Parsees of the 
present day was founded by Zoroaster. 

Zos'imus. A Greek historian who lived about the year 410 
of the Christian era. He wrote a history of some of 
the Eoman emperors, which is characterized by grace- 
ful diction, but he indulges in malevolent and vitupera- 
tive attacks on the Christians in his History of Con- 
stantine. 



A LIST 



COMMON ABBREVIATIONS 



OF WORDS USED IN 



WRITING AND PRINTING. 



A 1, first class. 

a or aa (Gr. ana), in med. , of each 

the same quantity. 
A.B., Bachelor of Arts. 
A.D. (L. anno Domini), in the year 

of our Lord. 
ad lib., or ad libit. (L. ad libitum), 

at pleasure. 
JE., 2Et. (L. aitalis), of age; aged. 
A.M. (L. artium magister), Master 

of Arts. 
A.M. (L. ante meridiem), before 

noon. 
A.M. (L. anno mundi), in the year 

of the world, 
anon., anonymous. 
A.E.A., Associate of the Royal 

Academy. 
A.B.S.A., Associate of the Roj r al 

Scottish Academy. 
A.R.S.S. (L. antiquariorum regice 

societatis socius), Fellow of the 

Royal Society of Antiquaries. 
AS., Anglo-Saxon. 
A.TT.C. (L. anno urbis conditm, or 

anno ab urbe condi/d), in the year 

of, or from the building of the 

city, viz., Rome. 

B.A., Bachelor of Arts. 
Bart, or Bt., Baronet. 
[496] 



B.C., before Christ. 
B.C.L., Bachelor of Civil Law. 
B.D., Bachelor of Divinity. 
B.LL., also LL.B., Bachelor of Laws. 
B.Sc, Bachelor of Science. 
B.S.L., Botanical Society of Lon- 
don. 

C. (L. centum), a hundred. 

Cantab. (L. Cantabngiensis),oi Cam- 
bridge. 

Cantuar., Canterbury. 

cap. (L. caput, the head), chapter: 
cap., capital: cap., a capital let- 
ter; caps., capital letters. 

C.B., Companion of the Bath. 

C.E., Civil Engineer. 

cent (L. centum), a hundred. 

cf. (L. confer), compare. 

chap., chapter. 

con. (L. contra), against; in oppo- 
sition. 

cos., cosine. 

cres., crescendo. 

crim. con., criminal conversation; 
adultery. 

ct., cent; also (L. centum), a hun- 
dred. 

curt., current— that is, in this pe- 
riod of time, as month, year, or 
century. 



COMMON ABBREVIATIONS. 



407 



CWt. (e. for L. centum, a hundred ; 
vit. for Eng. weight), a hundred- 
weight. 

D.C. (It. da capo), in music, again; 

from the beginning. 
D.C.L., Doctor of Civil or Canon 

Law. 
D.D. (L. divinitatis doctor), Doctor 

of Divinity. 
D.G. (L. Dei gratia), by the grace 

of God : (L. Deo gratias), thanks 

to God. 
do. or Do., the same, 
doz., dozen. 
Dr., doctor; debtor. 
D.S. (It. dal segno), from the sign. 
D.Sc, Doctor of Science. 
Dunelm., Durham. 
D.V. (L. Deo wlente), God willing, 
dwt. (L. denarius, a silver coin,"a 

penny; and first and last letters 

of Eng. weight), pennyweight. 

Ebor. (L. Eboracum), York. 

E.C., Established Church. 

Ed., editor. 

E.E., errors excepted. 

e.g., (L. exempli gratia, for the sake 

of example), for example; for 

instance. 
E.I.,. East Indies; East India. 
E.I.C., East India Company: E.I. 

C.S., East India Company's Ser- 
vice. 
E. long., east longitude. 
E.N.E., east-north-east. 
E.S.E., east-south-east. 
Esq. or Esqr. , Esquire, 
etc. (L. et mtera), &c. ; and others; 

and so forth. 
et seq. (L. et sequentia), and the 

following. 
ex , example; exception; ex, "out 

of," as, a cargo ex Maria, 
exch., exchequer; exchange. 
Exon. (L. Exonia), Exeter. 

f., feminine; farthing or farthings ; 

foot or feet. 
Fahr., Fahrenheit. 



far., farriery; farthing. 

F.A.S., Fellow of the Society of 
Arts. 

F.A.S.E., Fellow of the Antiqua- 
rian Society, Edinburgh. 

F.B.S.E , Fellow of the Botanical 
Society of Edinburgh. 

F.C., Free Church. 

fcp., foolscap. 

F.D. (L. fidei defensor), Defender 
of the Faith. 

F.EI.S., Fellow of the Educa- 
tional Institute of Scotland. 

F.E.S., Fellow of the Entomologi- 
cal Society; Fellow of the Eth- 
nological Society. 

F.G.S , Fellow of the Geological 
Society. 

F.H.S., Fellow of the Horticul- 
tural Society. 

Fl., Flemish; Florida; florin. 

F.L.S. , Fellow of the Linnsean So- 
ciety. 

F.M., field-marshal. 

fo., fol., foiio. 

F.P., fire-plug. 

F.P.S., Fellow of the Philological 
Society. 

Fr., France; French. 

F.R.A.S., Fellow of the Royal As- 
tronomical Society. 

F. R. C. P. , Fellow of the Royal Col- 
lege of Preceptors, or of Physi- 
cians. 

F.R.C.P.E., Fellow of the Royal 
College of Physicians, Edin- 
burgh. 

F R.as., Fellow of the Royal Col- 
lege of Surgeons. 

F.R.C.S.E., Fellow of the Royal 
College of Surgeons, Edin- 
burgh. 

F.R.C.S.I., Fellow of the Royal 
College of Surgeons, Ireland. 

F.E.C.S.L., Fellow of the Royal 
College of Surgeons, London. 

F.E G.S , Fellow of the Royal Geo- 
graphical Society. 

F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Soci- 
ety. 

F.E.S.E., Fellow of the Royal So- 
ciety, Edinburgh. 



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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS. 



F.R.S.L., Fellow of the Royal So- 
ciety of Literature, 

F.S.A.', Fellow of the Society of 
Arts, or of Antiquaries: F.S.A., 
Scot., an F.S.A. of Scotland. 

ft., foot or feet. 

F.T.C.D., Fellow of Trinity Col- 
lege, Dublin. 

F.Z.A., Fellow of the Zoological 
Academy. 

G.A., General Assembly. 

G.C.B., Knight Grand Cross of the 

Bath. 
G.P.O., General Post-office, 
gtt. (L. guita or guttce), a drop or 

drops. 

H.B.C., Hudson Bay Company. 

H.E.I.C., Honorable East India 
Company. 

H.G., Horse Guards. 

hhd., hogshead; hogsheads. 

H.I.H., His (or Her) Imperial 
Highness. 

H.M.S., Her (or His) Majesty's 
steamer, ship, or service. 

H.R.H., His (or Her) Royal High- 
ness. 

H.S.S. (L. histories, societatis socius), 
Fellow of the Historical Society. 

ib., ibid. (L. ibidem), in the same 
place. 

id. (L. idem), the same. 

i. e. (L. id est), that is. 

I.H.S. (L. Icsus Ilominum Salva- 
tor), Jesus the Saviour of Men. 

incog. (L. incognito), unknown. 

in lim. (L. in limine), at the outset. 

in loc. (L. m loco), in its place. 

inst., instant— that is, the present 
month. 

in trans. (L. i?i transitu), on the 
passage. 

I.O.U., three letters being identical 
in sound with the three words 
"I owe you," — written as a sim- 
ple acknowledgment for money 
lent, followed by sum and sig- 
nature. 

Ir„ Ireland: Irish. 



i. q. (L. idem quod), the same as. 
J. P., Justice of the Peace. 

K.C.B., Knight Commander of the 
Bath (Great Britain). 

E.G., Knight of the Garter (Great 
Britain). 

E.G.C., Knight of the Grand Cross 
(Great Britain). 

K.G.C.B., Knight of the Grand 
Cross of the Bath (Great Brit- 
tain). 

Ent., knight. 

E.P., Knight of St. Patrick (Ire- 
laud). 

Et. or Ent., knight. 

E.T., Knight of the Thistle (Scot- 
land). 

E.S.E., Knight of the Star of the 
East. 

L. or lb. (L. libra), a pound in. 
weight. 

lat., latitude, N. or S. 

lb. — see L. 

leg. (It. legato), smoothly. 

L.G., Life Guards. 

lib. (L. liber), a book. 

Linn., Linnaeus; Linnsean. 

LL.B., (L. legum, of laws, and bac- 
calaureus, bachelor), Bachelor of 
Laws, an academic title. 

LL.D., (L. legum, of laws, and 
doctor, doctor), Doctor of Laws, 
an academic title, higher than 
LL.B. 

long., longitude, E. or W. 

L.S.D., or£ s. d. (said to be from L. 
libra, a balance, a pound in 
weight; solidus, a coin of the 
value of 25 denarii, subsequent- 
ly only a half of that value; and 
denarius, a silver coin worth 
about SJ^d. Eng.), pounds, shil- 
lings, pence — that is, in any 
written statement of money, L. 
i3 put over pounds, S. over 
shillings, and D. over pence; in 
printing, £ for L. is put before 
the sum, as £15, s. and d. in 
single letter, after, as 4s. 6d. 



COMMON ABBREVIATIONS. 



499 



M. (L. mille), a thousand. 

M.A. (L. magister artiuni), Master 
of Arts, an academic title. 
V.CS., Madras Civil Sen-ice. 

M.D., (L. medicines, of medicine, 
doctor, doctor), Doctor of Medi- 
cine. 

M.E., Mining Engineer. 

Mdlle. (F. Mademoiselle), Miss. 

Mme. (F. Madame), Madam. 

Mons. (F. Monsieur), Mr. ; Sir. 

M.P., Member of Parliament, 

M.P.S., Member of the Philologi- 
cal Society; Member of the 
Pharmaceutical Society. 

M.E.A.S., Member of the Royal 
Asiatic Society; Member of the 
Roval Academy of Science. 

M.R.C.P., Member of the Royal 
College of Preceptors, or " of 
Physicians. 

M.R.C.S., Member of the Royal 
College of Surgeons. 

M.R.G.S., -Member of the Royal 
Geographical Society. 

MS., manuscript; MSS., manu- 
scripts. 

Mus. B., Bachelor of Music: Mus. 
D., Doctor of Music. 

N.B., Xoith British: Xorth Bri- 
tain, that is Scotland; Xew 
Brunswick; (L. nota, note, bene, 
well), note well, or take notice. 

K.E., north-east; l\ew England. 

N.N.E., north-north-east. 

N.N.W., north-north-west. 

non obct. (L. non, not. obstante, 
standing over against, with- 
standing), notwithstanding. 

non pro3. (L. non, not, prosequitur, 
he follows after, he prosecutes), 
he does not prosecute — applied 
to a judgment entered against a 
plaintiff who does not appear. 

non seq. (L. von, not, sequitur, it 
follows), it does not follow. 

N.P., notary public. 

N.S., new style; Xova Scotia. 

N.T., Xew Testament. 

N.W., north-west. 



! ob. (L. obiit), he died. 

i obs., obsolete. 

! O.S., old style, 

; Oxon. (L. Oxonia), Oxford. 

I oz. ounce. 

p. page: pp., pages. 
P.C., Privy Council or Councillor. 
P.D. or Ph.D., Doctor of Philoso- 
phy. 

per an. (L. per annum), by the 
year. 

per csnt. (L. per, by; centum, a 
hundred,) by the hundred. 
j pinx., pxt. (L. pinxit), he or she 

painted it, 
: P.M., postmaster; (L. post meri- 
diem), afternoon. 
i P.M.G., postmaster-seneral. 
j P.O., post-office: P.O.O., Post-Of- 

fice Order. 
| pp., pages. 
P.P.. parish-priest. 
P.P.C., (F. pour prendre conge, to 
take leave), put on calling cards 
to intimate leave-taking. 
pr. (L. per, by), by the. 
pres. ,also preses, pres '-^president, 
prof., professor. 
j pro tern. (L. pro tempore), for the 

time being. 
! prox. (L. praximo), next; of the 

next month. 
j P.S., (L. post acriptum), postscript, 
i p.t., post-town, 

| pxt. (L. pinxit), he or she painted 
it. 

Q. or Qu., question: query. 

Q.C., Queen's Counsel; Queen's 
College. 

q.e. )L. quod est), which is. 

Q.E.D. (L. quod erat demonstran- 
dum), which was to be demon- 
strated. 

Q.E F. (L. quod erat faciendum), 
which was to be done. 

Q.E.I. (L. quod erat inveniendum), 
which was to be found out. 

q.L (L. quantum libef), as much as 
you please. 



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Q.M.G., quartermaster-general, 
qr., quarter; quire: qrs., quarters, 
qt., quart: qts., quarts. 
q.v. (L. quod vide), which see. 

E., L. rex, king; regina, queen. 

E., L. recipe, take. 

E.A., Royal Academy, or Acade- 
mician; Royal Artillery; Rear- 
Admiral; Right Ascension. 

EC, Roman Catholic. 

Eef. Ch., Reformed Church. 

Eeg. Prof. , Regius Professor. 

E.I.P. (L.), requiescat in pace. 

E.Eev., right reverend. 

E.S.A., Royal Society of Antiqua 
ries ; Royal (Scottish Academy. 

E.S.S. (L. regies, societaiis socius), 
Fellow of the Royal Society. 

Et., Right. 

S., south. 

S.A.. South America; South Af- 
rica; South Australia. 
Sarum, Salisbury. 
S.A.S. (L. societatis antiquariorum 

socius), Fellow of the Society of 

Antiquaries. 
b. caps., small capital letters. 
8Ci or sculp. (L. sculpsit), he or she 

engraved it. 
bc. or scil. (L. scilicet), to wit; 

namely, 
scr., scruple, 
sculp, or sculpt. (L. sculpsit), he or 

she engraved it. 
S.E., south-east. 
sec, secretary; second. 
Sep. or Sept. , Septuagint ; also LXX. 
Beq. (L. sequentes or sequenlia), the 

following; the next. 
S. G. , solicitor-general. 
S.H.S. (societatis histories socius), 

Fellow of the Historical Society. 
S.J., Society of Jesus. 
S.L., solicitor-at-law. 
Sol. -Gen., solicitor-general. 
S.P.C.K., Society for Promoting 

Christian Knowledge. 



S. P. G. , Society for the Propagation 

of the Gospel, 
sq., square: sq. ft., square feet: sq. 

in., square inches: sq. m., square 

miles : sq. yds. , square yards. 
S.E.I. (L. sacrum liornanum impe- 

rium), the Holy Roman Empire, 
s.s., steamship. 
S.S E., south-south-east. 
S. S. W. , soul h-south-west. 
S.T.P. (L. sacree theologias professor), 

Professor of Theology, 
super., superfine, 
supp. , supplement. 
S.W., south-west, 
syn., synonym; synonymous. 

T.O., turn over. 

tr. or trs., transpose. 

U. C. , Upper Canada ; (L. urbs con- 
dita, the founding of the city), 
the year of Rome. 

univ., university. 

IT. P., United Presbyterian. 

U.S., United States. 

v.g. (L. verbi gratid), for example. 

vid. (L. vide), see. 

viz. (a corruption of L. videlicet), 

namely; to wit. 
vol., volume: vols., volumes. 
V.P., vice-president. 
vul., vulgate. 

"W. , west ; western. 
Winton, Winchester. 
W. long., west longitude. 
W.M.S., Wesleyan Missionary So- 
ciety. 
W.N.W., west-north-west. 
W.S.W., west-south-west, 
wt., weight. 

X. or Xt., Christ: Xm. or Xmas., 
Christmas: Xn. or Xtian., Chris- 
tian. 

yd., yard: yds., yards. 



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